As previously treated teeth

Few people visit to the dentist enjoyable. Even now, in the presence of modern advances in medicine and technology. Born in the USSR probably remember even those Soviet chair, analgin and eerie shrill drill. And that was the end of the twentieth century. What to say about the distant past!
Here are the items that have been used at different times for the treatment of teeth and their disposal:































And now, a little history:
Surprisingly, in the Middle Ages, the poor did not have problems with their teeth. German scientists took the trouble to examine the remains of villagers, deceased in the period from V to IX century AD, and found a well-preserved jaw with strong teeth.
Experts explain this fact crude, coarse food that feed the peasants in those days. Despite the lack of caries prevention, their smiles would have envied Hollywood stars.
In addition to food, beautiful smile provided brief, 30 years or so, human life. Most people die before they reach the age when the teeth fall out naturally. Those few who have lost their old age, were brought to the fate of the remaining time and mumbled soaked crust.
In 1210, France was founded Guild of Hairdressers, which clearly allocate responsibilities. Better-educated surgeon to perform complex operations: cut off the diseased limb. Barber went to work easier: shaving, bloodletting, extractions, opening abscesses.
At the same time to reflect on the need for anesthesia. The solution was radical: he who does not spank fainted at the sight of "dental tools" (hooks and knives), got a good blow to the head, which ensures its complete indifference to the manipulations of healers.
I should add that in every age there were people who wanted to elevate his smile. Therefore, prosthetics do a long time ago. Even in IV-III centuries BC wealthy Phoenicians using gold wire fastened mouth artificial blades, carved from ivory.
In the Middle Ages this tradition continued. In place of a torn or knocked out teeth "prosthetic" put artificial (wood, silver or pearl), screwing it to the adjacent teeth. Do not disdain to use as pig and canine teeth.
Probably the most harmless way of getting rid of tooth pain was proposed by German scientist Kardanusom 400 years ago. We had to sit for a few hours, turning toward the moon and mouth open: according to the doctor, moonbeams aid recovery.
Until the 18th century, people were convinced that the cause toothache tooth worms, gnaw holes.
We struggled with the parasite with all imagination, which were capable of: Kalili and iron teeth and gums; filled hollow acid or wax; planting leeches and even transplanted teeth in the mouth of another person. But most of all, of course, teeth flogged.
They'll put the sufferer to the floor, his head between his knees zazhmut, felt an aching tooth forceps ... And then thought: "The patient is more alive than dead? Or vice versa". However, some "handymen" preferred to work differently. One gentleman was known in France that pulls teeth, sitting on a horse: Grip the tick for "sick", he spurred his horse - and voila!
The most famous zuboderom in Russia was Peter the Great: he always carried with him the tools, among which were "Pelican" and very fond of "heal" his courtiers. The Kunstkammer houses a collection of "exhibits", skillfully pulled out the royal hand, and in the office of Peter in a palace Marli, in Peterhof, on a table casually "left" tool, which crowned the dentist treated muchivshihsya toothache subjects.
Only in 1846, Dr. William Morton, a Massachusetts first used ether to remove the tooth. In 1884, the enthusiast-innovator Charles Collet proposed for anesthesia cocaine. Patients lined kilometer queue.
Proceedings of this man also belongs to production of the first orthodontic konstruktsii.Eto was a strip of metal is attached to the teeth by means of a thread. Over time, the design was improved. George Washington wore false teeth have made of hippopotamus tusks with attached human, horse and donkey teeth. Here, the first American president to get rid of a toothache, often smoked marijuana.
Not everyone, even the rich people could afford to have a "hippo" in the mouth. Therefore jaws made from different materials: fast yellowing ivory or fragile porcelain.
Particularly attractive are natural and strong jaw, "experts" often bought "raw material" from the executioners, undertakers, cemetery and even thieves. But the high demand of such goods to use: just aristocrats disdained wearing mouth teeth of a hanged man.
But the teeth of the deceased acquired not only necessary, but also, so to speak, for the love of science. A certain nobleman in 1816 bought the tooth Isaac Newton for $ 3,300 and put it into his ring.
Fortunately, thanks to dentists enthusiasts of the past, to our services today, though not cheap, but it is quite painless and effective treatment for toothache. Well, are you satisfied that live in the twenty-first century?