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From website HISTORY OF DENTISTRY TIMELINE ·          Ancient Origins 5000 BC-20 1 5000 BC A  Sumerian text  of this date describes “ tooth worms ” as the cause of dental decay. 2600 BC Death of  Hesy-Re,  an Egyptian scribe, often called the first “dentist.” An inscription on his tomb includes the title “the greatest of those who deal with teeth, and of physicians.” This is the earliest known reference to a person identified as a dental practitioner. 1700-1550 BC An Egyptian text, the  Ebers Papyrus , refers to diseases of the teeth and various toothache remedies. 500-300 BC Hippocrates  and  Aristotle  write about dentistry, including the eruption pattern of teeth, treating decayed teeth and gum disease, extracting teeth with forceps, and using wires to stabilize loose teeth and fractured jaws. 100 BC Celsus , a Roman medical writer, writes extensively...

From  web site "He has gone down as one of the world's bloodiest dictators, responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of people.   Adolf Hitler -  Nazi dentist: Johannes Blaschke   Adolf Hitler portrayed himself as a fearless ruler who was afraid of no-one. But behind closed doors, the Nazi leader was terrified of one thing - going to the dentist. His personal dentist Johannes Blaschke revealed how Hitler once insisted simple root-canal work was spread over eight days because he 'couldn't stand the pain.'   Hitler also had 'terribly bad breath, abscesses and gum disease', o new book about  Blaschke claims. The book, entitled 'Dentist of the Devil' by Menevse Deprem-Hennen, she chronicles the work of Blaschke, who was in charge of the Fuehrer's gnashers for nearly 20 years. Two months ago another book about Hitler's general state of health suggested, without any documentary proof, that Hitler had ...

From web site An infected tooth partially cleaned with flint tools represents the oldest known dentistry, says a new international study on a 14,000-year-old molar. A large cavity is seen in the lower right third molar of the Paleolithic man. The find represents the oldest archaeological example of an operative manual intervention on a pathological condition, according to researchers led by Stefano Benazzi, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Bologna. “It predates any undisputed evidence of dental and cranial surgery, currently represented by dental drillings and cranial trephinations dating back to the Mesolithic-Neolithic period, about 9,000-7,000 years ago, “ Benazzi said. Go to complete article>Click Here

From Web site "David Bowie was undoubtedly a major figure in popular music in the 1970s and 1980s. He is also one of the many celebrities who have undergone cosmetic dental treatment and had his characteristically crooked teeth replaced with a set of crowns in the early 1990s. Inspired by Bowie’s unique original look, Jessine Hein, a German painter and sculptor, made a reproduction of the singer’s natural teeth.   Dental Tribune Online   had the opportunity to speak with Hein about her denture sculpture and her perception of beautiful teeth." Go to complete article> Click Here