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Egypt, 1st known dentist. Maxillary pieces found with holes in order to drain abscesses
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China. Acupuncture for treating tooth diseases
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Egypt. Papyrus found with information regarding toothache and remedies
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Ancient Greece. Starts Hygiene treatments and dental extractions
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Mexico. Gem-studded teeth as ornament or gems used to replace lost teeth
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Italy. First dental prosthesis made of gold and animals teeth.
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Greece. Writes about dental extraction procedures and oral hygiene treatments
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Greece. Refers to sterilization of wire and its use for stabilization of dental fractures
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Romans. Wrote dental treatises.
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Greece. He was a doctor who wrote about teeth. He saw the relation between toothache and inflammation of the pulp or root. He also classified the teeth as centrals, canines and maxilla.
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Europe. All the knowledge is set aside to the monasteries. Extractions are the only treatments available. They are made by barbers.
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Europe. Foundation of the universities of Sorbonne (France) and Oxford (England).
Leonardo Da Vinci drew and wrote about dental and maxilla anatomy.
From that moment on, Odontology has developed concurrently as Medicine
