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HERNANDEZ-RIVERA, Patricia. Serendipity: stories of scientists who revolutionized dentistry. Rev. biomédica [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.1, pp.31-41. ISSN 2007-8447.

Serendipity is an usual word in the English scientific literature; but after almost 300 years the word still is not accepted by the Real Academia Española. However, it means the discovery by accident, chance or fortuity but always behind a diligent mind, capable of comprehend, explain and apply those fortuity accidents, such as the gravity discover, the invention of the vapor machine and others more, including some inventions of daily use in dentistry. In this branch of biological science, we collect information about the stethoscope, anesthesia, x-rays, penicillin and dental implants all of them have occurred by serendipity.

Palabras llave : serendipity; stethoscope; anesthesia; x rays; penicillin; dental implants.

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