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Tooth from Siberian cave reveals Neanderthal dental surgery
May 13 : About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal suffered from an awful toothache caused by a deep cavity in one of the molars on the lower jaw. That tooth has now been discovered inside a Siberian cave, bearing signs of dental surgery apparently performed with a small stone tool to remove decay and relieve pain.
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haaretz.com
The first dentist: How a single tooth changes what we thought about Neanderthals
Evidence of Caries Treatment on a 60,000-year-old Tooth Found in Russia Pushes Back the Birth of Dentistry, a Skill That Archaeologists Didn't Expect to Encounter in Neanderthals
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sciencefocus.com
The first known dentist was actually a Neanderthal, study finds | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Russian archaeologists have discovered evidence of a sophisticated dental procedure that took place nearly 60,000 years ago.
