Osseointegration
Osteointegración
- Date
- c. 1952 · confidence low
- Place
- Lund, Scania, Sweden
- Credited to
- Per-Ingvar Brånemark
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
Per-Ingvar Brånemark accidentally discovered, while studying bone marrow with titanium chambers, that bone fuses tightly to titanium; the finding gave rise to modern dental and orthopedic implants.
What it led to
- Titanium dental implants
- Osseointegrated orthopedic prostheses
- Cochlear and craniofacial implants
- Prosthetic surgery for amputees