Dr. Per-Ingvar Branemark: The Father of Modern Dental Implantology

Swedish physician and anatomist Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark (1929-2014), often known as Sir Brånemark, discovered the osseointegration phenomenon that revolutionized the dental implantology field. Even though he was an orthopedic surgeon, Sir Brånemark's groundbreaking contributions to dentistry in the form of the Brånemark System of dental implants established the groundwork for modern fixed prosthodontics. The dental community still values his efforts today. His influence has not only been seen in the realm of dentistry but also in medicine, where the phenomenon of osseointegration has led to the development of prosthetic limbs as well as the development of cochlear implants. Based on a thorough literature search conducted across many databases, including PubMed and Google Scholar, this study offers a scientific overview of Sir Brånemark's contribution to implantology. His legacy lives on through the Brånemark Osseointegration Centre (BOC), founded in 1989 in Gothenburg, Sweden.