We Know Now Neanderthal Teeth Were Drilled with Root Canal Tools
Researchers say a 59,000-year-old molar shows deliberate drilling that relieved severe decay and pushed invasive dental treatment back more than 40,000 years.
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Neanderthal dental care may have been surprisingly sophisticated, according to a study by scientists at the Russian Academy of Sciences in St Petersburg. The study analyzed a molar tooth from a 59,000-year-old man found in the Chagyrskaya Cave in Russia, which had a deep hole in its center. Archaeologists believe the tooth was deliberately drilled with a sharp tool to treat an infection and relieve pain, the BBC reports.
Neanderthals drilled teeth for cavities 59,000 years ago
A back molar found in a Siberian cave is believed to be the oldest evidence of dental treatment. About 59,000 years ago, someone carefully drilled a cavity in the tooth to ease a toothache. It was a Neanderthal who had done it. The tooth, Chagyrskaya 64, is a lower left second molar recovered from Chagyrskaya […] Continue reading Neanderthals drilled teeth for cavities 59,000 years ago on Tech Explorist.
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