Posts Tagged: "dental implants"

Sumita Mitra, Inventor of Filtek Nanocomposite Dental Materials at 3M, Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

This year, the National Inventors Hall of Fame will be inducting a new class which includes the inventor of a dental composite material which was revolutionary for its high durability and wear resistance compared to other filling materials at that time. This Friday, May 4th, marks the 14th anniversary of the issue of one of the dental filling material patents held by Dr. Sumita Mitra, a former 3M chemical engineer responsible for the development of Filtek dental restorative material. With this patent anniversary upon us, we return again to our Evolution of Technology series to take a long view at the history of dental implants and the impact of Mitra’s contributions to this field of research.

Per-Ingvar Brånemark’s discovery of osseointegration revolutionizes modern dental implants

This January 29th marks the 25th anniversary of the issue of a seminal patent in the field of dental implants, one that helped its inventor find a place in this year’s class of inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Per-Ingvar Branemark did not live to see his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame; he passed away in December 2014 at the age of 85. He did, however, live to see his invention implantation system, which was originally so widely derided, become a standard medical procedure.