Bálint Orbán: one of the greatest periodontists fled Nazism
Bálint Orbán fled Nazism in 1938. In Chicago he rebuilt modern periodontology. What remains today of the Vienna School.
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Albucasis: the Cordoban Who Invented the Periodontal Curette
Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis), Córdoba, 10th century. In the Kitab al-Tasrif he drew 14 instruments to remove tartar. The periodontal scaler was born here.
Per-Ingvar Brånemark Never Wanted to Be a Dentist
Brånemark studied rabbits. In 1952, a titanium screw wouldn't unscrew. From that moment, implant dentistry was never the same.