Researchers uncover earliest dental work in this hemisphere

June 14th, 2006 in Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

(AP) -- Thousands of years before screen idols began beautifying themselves with cosmetic dentistry ancient Mexicans were getting ceremonial dentures. Researchers report Wednesday that they found a 4,500-year-old burial in Mexico that had the oldest known example of dental work in the Americas.

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