False teeth of the Roman world

The history of dental implants has been looked at before 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 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...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1998-01, Vol.391 (6662), p.29-29
Main Authors: Crubzy, Eric, Murail, Pascal, Girard, Louis, Bernadou, Jean-Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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
multidisciplinary
Osseointegration
Paleodontology
Phenology
Radiography
Reptiles & amphibians
Roman
Roman World
Science
scientific-correspondence
Sockets
Surgical implants
Teeth
Temperature
Wrought iron
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Summary:The history of dental implants has been looked at before 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 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