Dentistry in ancient Rome
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Dentistry developed during the early parts of Roman history,[1] which may be due to the arrival of a Greek doctor named Archagathus. Ancient Roman oral surgical tools included the dental drill, chisels, bone levers, tooth and stump forceps.[2][3][4] The ancient Romans invented the usage of narcotics during dental surgery.[5] These tools were used to treat conditions such as toothache and to extract teeth. It was believed in ancient Rome that the cause of the conditions that necessitated such treatment was a "tooth worm."