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In1965,GöstaLarssonofGothenburg,Sweden,wasanoralinvalid.Theveryfirstosseointegrateddentalimplants,carefullyplacedbyProfessorPer-Ingvar ...

In the 1950s as a young researcher, Per-Ingvar Brånemark was completely absorbed in the study of the anatomy of blood flow. 

As part of that work, he attached a titanium-housed optical component to a rabbit’s leg, which made it possible to study microcirculation in the bone tissue through specially modified microscopes. 

The work at hand was completed successfully, but when it came time to remove the metal-framed optics from the bone, he famously discovered that the bone and titanium had become virtually inseparable. 

“Not long afterwards,” Brånemark said, “we changed the direction of our work to investigate the body’s ability to tolerate titanium.” 

In 1965, Gösta Larsson of Gothenburg, Sweden, was an oral invalid. The very first osseointegrated...