Centre for Distinctive Dentistry Blog - Dr. Ned Nippoldt
St. Paul, Woodbury, Minneapolis, Hudson, Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Minnesota
Monday, November 21, 2011
Father of Modern Dental Implants Gets Award
I just read an article about one of my heroes of modern dentistry-Professor Per-Ingvar Branemark.
Professor Branemark is responsible for discovering and developing osseointegration, which led to the development of modern dental implants.
Dental implants are a wonderful option to have in our bag of tricks (treatment options) to offer patients who are faced with losing a single tooth or many teeth. Years ago when patients were about to lose a single tooth our only options were a bridge or partial. Bridges involve crowning the teeth on either side of the space (lost tooth) and attaching an artificial tooth in the space between the two crowns. If the teeth on either side of the space are healthy, it is a shame to have to resort to crowning those teeth. Partials are usually uncomfortable and many patients resort to storing them in a drawer rather than their mouths.
Dental implants are also a wonderful solution for those patients in the unfortunate situation of having lost all their teeth in one or both arches. Dental implants can be used to anchor dentures for more stability or to make permanent, non-removable bridges to replace the teeth that have been lost.
Thank-you Professor Per-Ingvar Branemark for your relentless work in osseonintegration. You have certainly earned the title of "Father of modern clinical implantology."
If you are considering dental implants and live in the Woodbury, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN, or Hudson, WI, areas we would welcome you to our practise. You may schedule an appointment by calling 651.739.8573.
Professor Branemark is responsible for discovering and developing osseointegration, which led to the development of modern dental implants.
Dental implants are a wonderful option to have in our bag of tricks (treatment options) to offer patients who are faced with losing a single tooth or many teeth. Years ago when patients were about to lose a single tooth our only options were a bridge or partial. Bridges involve crowning the teeth on either side of the space (lost tooth) and attaching an artificial tooth in the space between the two crowns. If the teeth on either side of the space are healthy, it is a shame to have to resort to crowning those teeth. Partials are usually uncomfortable and many patients resort to storing them in a drawer rather than their mouths.
Dental implants are also a wonderful solution for those patients in the unfortunate situation of having lost all their teeth in one or both arches. Dental implants can be used to anchor dentures for more stability or to make permanent, non-removable bridges to replace the teeth that have been lost.
Thank-you Professor Per-Ingvar Branemark for your relentless work in osseonintegration. You have certainly earned the title of "Father of modern clinical implantology."
If you are considering dental implants and live in the Woodbury, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN, or Hudson, WI, areas we would welcome you to our practise. You may schedule an appointment by calling 651.739.8573.
Labels: bridge, bridges, dental implants, dentures, Implant-Supported Dentures, partials
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