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Why you wouldn't have wanted to go to the dentist 13,000 years ago:

• dailymail.co.uk by Cheyenne Macdonald

Researchers found scratches and other marks on the inner walls of the teeth
And, each contained an unusual hole that extends down to the pulp chamber
This suggests 'dentist' used a sharp stone to remove diseased cavity tissue
Also found evidence of bitumen, a tar-like substance, as well as straw and hair

If you think going to the dentist is bad today, just imagine what it must have been like 13,000 years ago.

Archaeologists have discovered a pair of ancient teeth in northern Italy that show evidence of primitive dental work, each containing an unusual hole that extends down to the pulp chamber.



 


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