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Cavity Treatments in History: From Beeswax to Linen

November 5, 2015 Michael Orozco

Even our ancestors got cavities! Learn how they treated tooth decay:

For as long as humans have had teeth, they’ve had cavities. And those cavities required even the most primitive care. Recently, scientists discovered 14,000-year-old evidence of cavity treatment. A large hole was originally mistaken as a severe cavity but turned out to be the … [Read more...]

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