Coupe de l’implant disque inventé par Gérard Scortecci, chirurgien-dentiste (ci-contre), reproduite dans le brevet déposé le 1eravril 1986. Cross-section of the disc implant invented by dental surgeon Gérard Scortecci (opposite), reproduced in the patent filed on April 1, 1986. 1984 THE START OF IMPLANTOLOGY SUBCONTRACTING In 1977, Roger and René Anthoine split was the cause of several machine fires—an Anthogyr into two businesses, which were event that would be inconceivable today, determined by drawing straws. Roger since processes have been perfected. became the owner of the flourishing, lucrative A few months later, Dr. Scortecci presented his prostheses side of the business, while invention at an annual congress of the French René received the dental instrument and Dental Association (Association Dentaire subcontracting activities, as well as a cash Française). When he visited Anthogyr’s booth payment to balance out the shares. Left with holding a small box containing the famous only 40 employees and half of the machine fleet, Anthogyr also had to pay 50% of the cost of building a new factory, since the two In seeking out a manufacturer businesses would now operate in separate able to keep up with him, locations. The new departure of Anthogyr, Dr. Gérard Scortecci turned which Claude Anthoine took over in 1979, to a maker of wood parts in was also marked by the arrival of a brand-new product in its order book. southern France, who then In the early 1980s, Dr. Gérard Scortecci, deve- turned to Anthogyr loped the disc implant, a new device with broad applications. In seeking out a manufacturer able to keep implants, Claude Anthoine was stunned to up with him, Dr. Scortecci turned to a maker see parts that had been made in his own of wood parts in southern France, who then workshop. Anthogyr was entrusted with turned to Anthogyr. The initial implants were making the prototypes and with preproduction made on a Tornos lathe, which used a set of and mass production of the implants under cams able to work with a metal that was new at the Victory brand. the time: titanium. Highly flammable, titanium 33 rygohtnA’d stnanruot sdnarg seL