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3000 BCE
Hesire
Egypt, 1st known dentist. Maxillary pieces found with holes in order to drain abscesses -
2700 BCE
Chinese Civilisation
China. Acupuncture for treating tooth diseases -
1500 BCE
Ebers Papyrus
Egypt. Papyrus found with information regarding toothache and remedies -
1250 BCE
Dr Aesculapius
Ancient Greece. Starts Hygiene treatments and dental extractions -
1000 BCE
Mayan Civilisation
Mexico. Gem-studded teeth as ornament or gems used to replace lost teeth -
500 BCE
Etruscans
Italy. First dental prosthesis made of gold and animals teeth. -
400 BCE
Hipocrates
Greece. Writes about dental extraction procedures and oral hygiene treatments -
384 BCE
Aristotle
Greece. Refers to sterilization of wire and its use for stabilization of dental fractures -
100 BCE
Auri Celsus
Romans. Wrote dental treatises. -
200
Galen Pergam
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. -
Period: 500 to
Medieval Ages
Europe. All the knowledge is set aside to the monasteries. Extractions are the only treatments available. They are made by barbers. -
Period: to
Modern Age
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
