Dentistry is one of the oldest of the medical professions. Herodotus tells us that _ the ancient Egyptians had special physicians “ for the diseases of the teeth,” and the Romans seem to have been familiar with what most folk probably regard ss essentially modern branches of dental practice. A remarkable passage from the twelve Tables, or Ancient Laws ox Romo, quoted by Cicero, mentions those “ who eat with them teeth joined with gold,” and Martial darts his shafts of satire at the Roman ladies of fashion who sourrlit to remedy the deficiencies of Nature i>v what ho terms “ bought teeth,” made of Indian horn ” —i.e., ivorv.
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Evening Star, Issue 17324, 12 April 1920, Page 5
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