Neanderthals used rock drills to treat an infected tooth, according to a study that pushes back the earliest known evidence of dentistry by more than 40,000 years.
The discovery of an ancient tooth reveals the sophistication of Neanderthal society and pushes back the earliest known evidence of dentistry by 40,000 years.
Some 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal developed a toothache.
What happened next was, in many ways, astonishing.
“Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says.
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