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309.WHEN DID DENTISTRY BEGIN?

When you have a toothache, or any problem with your teeth, you want something done about it quickly! Well, ancient man felt very much the same about it. So dentistry developed practically at the beginning of man’s civilization. There have been dentists for as long as there have been doctors!

 

In fact, documents have been found from an ancient civilization which gave 52 rules for the care of the teeth, including how to bleach discolored teeth and how to prevent bad breath.