Discover the Curious History of Dental Implants

Right now, if you’re missing a tooth, a dentist can literally use a dental implant to rebuild it from the root up. It’ll look indistinguishable from your other teeth, and it can be trusted to last for over 30 years. Pretty amazing, right? Of course, dental implants weren’t always this way. As with anything in dentistry, the journey to where we are now is a long and winding road, one that starts in China and takes detours through ancient Egypt, the Mayan culture, and even…rabbits? Read on to learn more about the curious history of dental implants! (more…)