Louis Durif, en tant que conseiller scientifique, a contribué à mettre au point les premiers implants vendus en propre par Anthogyr. As scientifc advisor, Louis Durif helped to develop the first implants sold by Anthogyr under its own name. 1997 THE FIRST ANTHOGYR IMPLANT: THE ANTHOFIT At the end of the 1980s, many French dental customers. Nevertheless, the venture seemed surgeons decided to try their own hand at worthwhile. So in 1996, Anthogyr began designing implants rather than use the selling its first dental implants under the extraordinarily expensive solutions from name Anatomic System Implant (A.S.I.), the Swedish firm founded by Per-Ingvar in collaboration with the Pierre Sibuet Brånemark. A variety of implants with laboratory. Though its sales strategy may not customized and even whimsical designs have been fully developed yet, the formation appeared on the market. But though dentists in 1995 of a research unit and the construction were able to master the form and function of their surgical implants, they still needed to In addition to adding value solicit help from the industry. In addition to to the technical design adding value to the technical design of implants, of implants, Anthogyr Anthogyr contributed precious knowledge in matters of decontamination and packaging, contributed precious making the company the choice of most knowledge in matters customers in France and giving it access to of decontamination and new subcontracting clients. packaging With its newly acquired experience in the field—though syringes, amalgam carriers, and contra-angles remained its bestsellers— of a clean room inside the factory were symbols and its renown for professionalism and quality, of the company’s long-term commitment Anthogyr decided to develop an implant of its to take its offer to a new level. In 1997, the own. It conducted research with help from implants, renamed Anthofit, were finally Doctor Louis Durif and his sons Charles and sold under the Anthogyr brand and benefitted Gilles and Doctor Pierre Turigliatto, all four immediately from the company’s reputation based in Chambéry, France. Of course, the in the field of dental instruments. Its success situation was a delicate one: Anthogyr would was now assured. be competing directly with some of its 35 rygohtnA’d stnanruot sdnarg seL