False teeth of the Roman world

False teeth of the Roman world

The history of dental implants has been looked at before but there have been no documented cases of a functional implant from ancient times. We report here a wrought iron dental implant of a right second upper premolar from a Gallo-Roman necropolis at Chantambre (Essonne, France), from the first or...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1998-01, Vol.391 (6662), p.29-29
Hauptverfasser: Crubzy, Eric, Murail, Pascal, Girard, Louis, Bernadou, Jean-Pierre
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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2nd century
Adult
Biological anthropology
Dental Implantation, Endosseous - history
Dental implants
Dental Implants, Single-Tooth - history
Electron Probe Microanalysis
False teeth
France
History of medicine
History, Ancient
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Male
Maxilla - diagnostic imaging
Osseointegration
Paleodontology
Phenology
Radiography
Reptiles & amphibians
Roman
Roman World
Sockets
Surgical implants
Teeth
Temperature
Wrought iron
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Zusammenfassung:The history of dental implants has been looked at before but there have been no documented cases of a functional implant from ancient times. We report here a wrought iron dental implant of a right second upper premolar from a Gallo-Roman necropolis at Chantambre (Essonne, France), from the first or second century AD. The implant and the socket fit perfectly together and the osseointegration appears viable.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/34067