04-09-2006, 09:02 AM
Quote:Stone age people in Pakistan were using dental drills made of flint 9,000 years ago, according to researchers...
The team that carried out the work say close examination of the teeth shows the tool was "surprisingly effective" at removing rotting dental tissue...
The form of dental treatment seen at Mehrgarh continued for about 1,500 years, before the practice was stopped in the area...
full article complete with pictures of drilled teeth: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4882968.stm
The article doesn't mention the use of novocaine or other local anesthetics. I'll never complain about going to the dentist again.Â
