59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth may be oldest evidence of dentistry

Keyword: Dentistry

Publisher: Scientific American

Published: May 13, 2026

No one likes having their teeth drilled at the dentist. But hey, it could be worse. You could be a Neanderthal performing surgery on your own rotting molar with nothing but a shard of rock. That’s t… [+4832 chars]

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