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Neanderthals Got Cavities, Too—and New Research Suggests They Drilled Into Their Teeth to Treat Them, Just Like Modern Dentists

Researchers unearthed a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar that shows signs of dental surgery, a discovery that pushes back ...
New Scientist

Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth

A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry ...
Earth.com

Neanderthal dentists treated cavities with stone tools 59,000 years ago

A drilled Neanderthal molar from Russia suggests ancient humans used stone tools to treat painful tooth infections 59,000 ...

59,000-year-old tooth offers a rare glimpse into how Neanderthals handled a medical problem

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

What proteins in prehistoric teeth reveal about Stone Age sex between early human species

Scientists retrieved proteins from six teeth unearthed in China that reveal a potential link between Homo erectus and later ...
Yahoo

Can you reverse a cavity in your tooth? Here's what dentists say.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can you reverse a cavity in your tooth? (liv_irl/nikkicocobeauty via TikTok) I dread going to the dentist as much as the next ...
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Can you reverse a cavity in your tooth? Here's what dentists say.

I dread going to the dentist as much as the next person — which is why any video suggesting that I might not have to catches my attention. Lately, I’ve been drawn to TikTok clips sharing how to ...