As long as humankind has existed we have had toothaches and elaborate procedures to relieve the pain existed as far back as 7000BC.
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The idea of the tooth worm has been found in the writings of the ancient Greek philosophers and poets, as well as those of the ancient Indian, Japanense, Egyptian, and Chinese cultures. It endured as late as the 1300s, when French surgeon Guy de Chauliac promoted it as the cause of tooth decay.
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| The first society to use dental bridges and appliances were the Etruscans, starting around 700 BC. The image below shows a similar dental bridge created by the Egyptians that uses gold wires to hold the teeth together. This is also the first incarnation of a cosmetic dental practice that would come to be know as “bling”. |
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| 1790 was a big year for dentistry, as this was also the year the first specialized dental chair was invented. It was made from a wooden Windsor chair with a headrest attached. |
I found this on Cheryl's Facebook page. She also has a
Tumblr blog you might want to check out.
See more instruments of torture at
DentalAssistant.net
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