EPISODE · Jul 11, 2026 · 19 MIN
The First Dentist Was a Neanderthal
from StarQuest Media · host Domenico
Sixty thousand years before modern dentistry, a Neanderthal endured a 35-minute stone-tool drilling procedure — no anesthesia — and survived. Caroline Knight explains what a 59,000-year-old infected molar reveals about prehistoric medicine. The post The First Dentist Was a Neanderthal appeared first on StarQuest Media.
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