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'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago

A hole found in a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth was likely made by a stone drill, making the discovery the oldest evidence of intentional dentistry to date.

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59,000-Year-Old Evidence of Stone Drilling Technology Reveals the Ancient Dentistry of Neanderthals

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Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth

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

An unusual tooth found in a cave offers a rare glimpse into a surprising procedure prehistoric humans might have performed to fix a cavity 59,000 years ago.

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Neanderthals may have performed the world’s first dental procedure around 60,000 years ago

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This may be the earliest evidence of Neanderthal ‘dentists’

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Neanderthals were the first dentists

Researchers began to suspect dentistry after finding that almost the entire surface of the crown of the tooth had been taken up by a large cavity, with scratches along the edges, suggesting it was not...

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How Neanderthals Mastered Dentistry

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Neanderthal ‘dentists’ treated cavities 59,000 years ago

Greek Reporter

Neanderthals Performed Dental Treatment 59,000 Years Ago in Siberia

A new study suggests Neanderthals performed invasive dental treatment nearly 59,000 years ago using stone tools to treat severe tooth decay.

Science News

First evidence of Neandertal dentistry found in ancient molar

A 59,000-year-old Neandertal molar unearthed in Siberia was drilled with a stone tool – the earliest evidence of primitive dentistry.

USA Today

“Tooth Decay Doesn’t Need to be the World’s Most Common Disease,” Says Dr. Kami Hoss

Dental diseases are the most widespread non-communicable diseases on Earth: the World Health Organization said it repeatedly. And yet, it’s still flying under the radar. A staggering 1 billion people globally suffer from untreated dental decay.

Science Daily

Scientists extract genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth to illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries

Researchers have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the oral microenvironment from the Bronze Age to today.

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Neanderthals performed root canals, study finds

It’s basically a Neanderthal root canal,” said John Olsen, emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona and co-author of a study Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. “It would have provided relief from what was presumably pretty excruciating.