January 23, 2023
Dental Crowns Compared to Other Dental Restorations
An interesting fact about the earliest known dental crowns is their purpose. We imagine the ancients devising tooth restorations to repair damage and restore function, but archaeologists have uncovered another purpose. Four-thousand years ago in the Philippines, the precursors of modern crowns were actually ornamental.
Researchers report that early teeth modifications, such as adding gold but also blackening and ...