The History Of Densitry

Dentistry, although considered a modern profession, had its origins many centuries ago. Man has always experienced dental pain and has long tried to alleviate it in some way. We find references to the treatment of teeth as early as the sixteenth century B.C. Ancient Egyptian medical writings known as the Ebers Papyn, contained prescriptions for toothache and also gum swellings. The Greeks and Romans suffered greatly from tooth decay, whereas archeological studies of ancient skulls reveal that man living close to nature didn’t suffer the ravages of decay. The cave dweller and the Stone Age man ate raw, pure foods and chewed them vigorously, thus exercising their jaws and keeping their teeth strong. In Greek mythology, Asclepius, the god of medicine, is credited with having extracted teeth. About 500 B.C., Herodotus wrote of the degree of specialization that dentistry had reached. The practice of replacing teeth probably existed at that time. Hippocrates (460 to 377 B.C.) spok...