Sunday, August 31, 2014

The Battle of the Tooth Worm


As long as humankind has existed we have had toothaches and elaborate procedures to relieve the pain existed as far back as 7000BC. Above is a depiction of the infamous tooth worm believed by many people in the past to bore holes in human teeth and cause toothaches. The worms were first documented in a Sumerian text around 5,000 BC. but references to tooth worms can be found in China, Egypt and India long before they appeared Western Europe in the 8th century.


More about tooth worms: The Chirurgeon's Apprentice

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