What did ancient humans do about toothache?

🦷😖 What did ancient humans do when a tooth started hurting — with no dentist, anesthesia, or antibiotics? Toothache could become a serious problem in prehistory. 🪨 Ancient people sometimes used simple tools to clean or pick painful teeth, and archaeological evidence suggests that some even scraped or drilled damaged areas to relieve pain. 🔥 By the late Stone Age, humans were experimenting with surprisingly advanced dental treatments, including removing decayed tissue and filling cavities with natural materials. 🦴 Discover how ancient humans treated toothache, what prehistoric dentistry looked like, and just how painful dental care could be thousands of years ago. #AncientHumans #PrehistoricDentistry #StoneAge #AncientMedicine #Prehistory #HumanHistory #Neanderthals #AncientHistory