Handwritten on bottom: "Samples of male // and female units // (Implants)".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-3
Length
5.2 cm
Width
2.5 cm
Height
4.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Exhibit
Reference Comments
The Museum of Health Care at Kingston's "Toothless: A History of Dentures" exhibit.
Research Facts
This type of implant, the metal screws which connect the denture to the base, were developed by Swedish surgeon Per-Ingvan Branemark in the 1960s, and they were a revolution in the field.