Mondani intraoral welding: historical process and main practical applications.

The intraoral welder was invented by Dr. Pierluigi Mondani during the early 70’s to weld titanium needle implants to a titanium bar in patient’s mouth and to load them immediately by means of resin prosthesis. The clinical use documented dates back to 1972. Over the years, many practical applications have been added to the initial one, which have expanded the use of this device. In this scientific work, main applications are described. The aim of the work was to trace the historical process of intra-oral welding according to Mondani and describe the main practical applications. Intra-oral welding is a process introduced by dr. Pier Luigi Mondani of Genova (Italy) which allows to firmly conjoin titanium implants of any shape by means of a titanium bar or also directly between them in the mouth during surgery. The immediate stabilization achieved by intraoral welding increases implants success rate, allows immediate loading even in situations of bone atrophy, saves implants that are running into failure, re-evaluates fractured implants, allows to stabilize submerged implants postponing prosthesis management, allows to achieve efficient rehabilitation protocols to deal with difficult cases. The 40-years’ experience with intra-oral welding described in this article, confirms the ease of use and efficiency in providing immediate stabilization of titanium implants of all types.

Los albores de la profesión: odontología entre los Etruscos (trad) / The dawn of dentistry: dentistry among the Etruscans

Los etruscos constituían un grupo de pueblos agricultores que evolucionaron hacia una población urbana de artesanos, comerciantes y navegantes, que vivieron en una red de ciudades y dominaron el área del Mediterráneo alrededor de Italia en los siglos VIII y IX a C. Lo que se ha descubierto, y es de importancia para nuestro estudio de la historia de la Odontología, es una gran cantidad de obras de arte muy interesantes que incluyen prótesis dentales de oro. Las prótesis etruscas son notables porque utilizan bandas de oro que fueron soldadas en anillos en vez de los alambres de oro que se ven en otras culturas de la misma época (fenicia, egipcia)

Los albores de la profesión: odontología entre los Etruscos (trad) / The dawn of dentistry: dentistry among the Etruscans

Los etruscos constituían un grupo de pueblos agricultores que evolucionaron hacia una población urbana de artesanos, comerciantes y navegantes, que vivieron en una red de ciudades y dominaron el área del Mediterráneo alrededor de Italia en los siglos VIII y IX a C. Lo que se ha descubierto, y es de importancia para nuestro estudio de la historia de la Odontología, es una gran cantidad de obras de arte muy interesantes que incluyen prótesis dentales de oro. Las prótesis etruscas son notables porque utilizan bandas de oro que fueron soldadas en anillos en vez de los alambres de oro que se ven en otras culturas de la misma época (fenicia, egipcia) (AU)

The dawn of dentistry: dentistry among the Etruscans.

The Etruscans were a group of agricultural people who evolved into an urban population of craftsmen, traders, and navigators who lived in a network of cities and dominated the area of the Mediterranean around Italy in the 8th and 9th centuries BC. What has come to be known, and is of importance in our study of the history of dentistry are a significant number of very interesting works of art which include gold dental prostheses. The Etruscan prostheses are remarkable because they used gold bands which were soldered into rings instead of the gold wires which are seen in other cultures (Egyptians, Phoenicians) of the same time.