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"The germinal societies like Singapore and communist Hong Kong may give us a mutant capitalism that is both virulent and efficient. This is a significant cultural danger."
- Gregory Benford
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| Implanted Steel Teeth | ||
| Replacement teeth implanted in the jaw. |
| He [Palmer Eldritch] had enormous steel teeth, these having been installed prior to his trip to Prox by Czech dental surgeons; they were welded to his jaws, were permanent; he would die with them... |
| From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by Doubleday in 1965 Additional resources -
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The first "implanted tooth" (in the modern era) was a titanium dental implant created by Per Brånemark of Sweden in 1965. He observed that titanium bonds exceptionally well wth bone tissue.
The first pre-modern era implanted tooth was found in a Mayan burial site; a mandible dating back 1400 years had three tooth-shaped pieces of shell placed in the sockets of missing incisors.
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