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Some of us associate a dentist with pain and apprehension. However, let us now imagine that we required medical treatment 13,000 years ago. How would ancient man maintain a healthy set of teeth and attractive (or at the very least functional) smile? These questions may have been answered. A team of researchers has discovered a well-preserved set of teeth that appear to have been medicinally modified.<\/p>\n
What key takeaway points did they highlight and how may these impact our understanding of the history of dentistry?<\/p>\n
– Small traces of bitumen could hint that the individual was trying to stem the effects of an infection.<\/p>\n
– Plant fibres may indicate an early method of treating cavities.<\/p>\n
– It is still not known whether these modifications were due to medicinal or ritualistic practices.<\/p>\n
“…and using their microscopes, they identified the fibers inside the teeth as probably being put there while the caveperson was still alive<\/em>.”<\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/going-to-the-caveman-dentist-was-probably-a-nightmare-1794128593<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of us associate a dentist with pain and apprehension. However, let us now imagine that we required medical treatment 13,000 years ago. How would ancient man maintain a healthy set of teeth and attractive (or at the very least functional) smile? These questions may have been answered. A team of researchers has discovered a … Continue reading Imagining Dental Treatments Without Modern Conveniences<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t