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Ichingcarpenter

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 03:44 AM Apr 2012

Picture - 4000 year old Dental Work Egypt [View all]

The earliest evidence of ancient dentistry we have is an amazingly detailed dental work on a mummy from ancient Egypt that archaeologists have dated to 2000 BCE. The work shows intricate gold work around the teeth. This mummy was found with two donor teeth that had holes drilled into them. Wires were strung through the holes and then around the neighboring teeth.








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Picture - 4000 year old Dental Work Egypt [View all] Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 OP
Woah! ObaMania Apr 2012 #1
Wondering if the patient died from... SamG Apr 2012 #2
Ouch! Little Star Apr 2012 #3
A big problem would be keeping the teeth clean post-op sarge43 Apr 2012 #4
Actually it looks like the lower braces I had Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 #5
The first grill. cachukis Apr 2012 #6
Den-Tal! Cobalt-60 Apr 2012 #7
I just had a root canal done it wasn't painfull but this mess must have been.. Historic NY Apr 2012 #8
The ancient Egyptians did use anesthetics sarge43 Apr 2012 #9
Is it safe? nt Javaman Apr 2012 #10
Elitist 1% mummy! obxhead Apr 2012 #11
Absolutely makes one even wilder to know just how advanced they may have been. Judi Lynn Apr 2012 #12
amazing really Broderick Apr 2012 #13
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