05/15/2026
Fascinating! A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth shows the earliest known evidence of dental cavity treatment, using a stone drill. 🤯
Dental care has always been essential to human survival, even before modern medicine existed!
Today at Lexington Family Dental we are grateful for every advancement that makes your visits comfortable, painless, and effective. 💙🦷
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/science/neanderthal-dentistry-stone-drill?Date=20260513&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1778706720&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.