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The Painful History of Dentistry

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How travelling quacks and snobby doctors held back dentistry for centuries, while millions endured the agony of toothache and wondered why ‘smoking out the tooth worms’ didn’t seem to be working.

Reading List: An Excruciating History of Dentistry by James Wynbrand

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How travelling quacks and snobby doctors held back dentistry for centuries, while millions endured the agony of toothache and wondered why ‘smoking out the tooth worms’ didn’t seem to be working.

Reading List: An Excruciating History of Dentistry by James Wynbrand

Support We Are History on Patreon and get exclusive benefits including bonus episodes, mugs and more! https://patreon.com/WeAreHistory

We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John OFarrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production

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