Tooth decay has been increasingly affecting
humans ever since the appearance of farming society about 10,000 years ago and
the history of dental care reaches back to the same length of time. Tooth decay
often results in unbearable pain, so the attempts to cure the decayed tooth or
to ameliorate the pain became widespread a dozen thousand years ago as well.
The ancient Egyptians and Romans used a wide
range of dental care methods as well as well as various methods to treat tooth
decay, while ancient Greeks knew about gum disease and about the importance of
having properly aligned dentures, too. The principle treatment option uses in
these civilizations for aching tooth was extraction, dental amalgams used for
filling teeth being invented in China only in the 7th century AD.
Modern dentistry developed between the 17th
and the 19th century and it continues to develop in our day as well.
The first important dentist was a French doctor, Pierre Fauchard, who not only
developed techniques to treat dental problems, such as tooth fillings, dental
prosthetics using bone or ivory, but he also invented instruments for dental
jobs, many of which are still used today. Dentistry became a recognized
profession in the 19th century – since then, those who want to
practice dentistry are required to have certificates that prove their
qualification. Look for a licensed Centennialdentist for all your dental needs. You will find that they have all updated techniques put into place.
