In todays deep dive into the world of Medieval Medical Care Historian Matt Lewis and Kevin Goodman - the time travelling medicine man - take a look into the painful art of Medieval Dentistry to help get a better understanding of the state of Medieval peoples teeth and discover the rapid developing technology of dentistry.
0:00 Intro
00:33 Common Dental Issues in the Middle Ages
01:39 Everyday Care of teeth
04:52 Tooth Worms
06:30 Tooth Removal
09:38 The Barber’s Chair
Theodoric of York, medieval barber ....
ReplyDeleteSteve!
DeleteDidn't every frontier town have painless (maybe) dentist?
DeleteYe ol Barber Surgeon. If they didn't kill you, you would probably live.
ReplyDeleteTooth worms... I hate when that happens.
ReplyDeleteIt was scary as all get out, like get out of the damn chair and run and hide but I don't like the dentist
ReplyDeleteThank God for Novocaine and laughing gas.
ReplyDeleteDentists are always depressed.
ReplyDeleteForever looking down in the mouth.