Although not the first person to conduct tooth transplants between living people, he did advance the state of knowledge in this area by realising that the chances of a successful tooth transplant would be improved if the donor tooth was as fresh as possible and was matched for size with the recipient.
Meskipun bukan orang pertama yang melakukan transplantasi gigi antara orang yang hidup, dia memajukan pengetahuan di daerah ini dengan menyadari bahwa kemungkinan sukses transplantasi gigi akan lebih baik jika donor gigi sesegar mungkin dan disesuaikan untuk ukuran dengan penerima.