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Neanderthal teeth with toothpick marks suggest they practiced dental hygiene 46,000 years ago

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While the idea of prehistoric dentistry may not sound enticing, anthropologists have discovered evidence Neanderthals practiced an early form of dental hygiene. Examining a wisdom tooth and premolar from the Late Pleistocene era, anthropologists in Poland found evidence their owners used a rudimentary toothpick.  It’s not clear what the pick was made out of but … Read more

Doctors find toothpick inside man’s rectum after he accidentally swallowed it two months earlier

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Doctors find toothpick inside man’s rectum after he accidentally swallowed it two months earlier The 67-year-old man in Japan spoke to doctors after suffering months of pain After an initial scan, they diagnosed him with stenosis, requiring surgery But right before the operation a CT scan found a three-inch-long toothpick  Six days later, doctors performed surgery … Read more