A dentist who put a crown on a patient's wrong tooth has apologised after an investigation by the Health and Disability ...

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Cheek, lip, and tongue piercings are of similar categories, as they all enter the oral cavity. The American Dental Association (ADA) takes a strong position against all oral-piercing styles (2002).

The study focused on the skeletons’ canine teeth and cheek teeth, which showed unexpected patterns of wear in their enamel. He posits that children as young as 6 may have worn cheek piercings ...

30,000 years ago, European children were already wearing cheek piercings. This discovery, resulting from the analysis of ancient teeth, sheds light on the social practices of Ice Age populations. The ...

Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study proposes that these piercings, or labrets, marked ...

In Willman’s estimation, the dental damage was done by labrets—what we would now refer to as cheek piercings. Willman’s study involved analyzing dozens of Pavlovian skulls.

Science Archaeology Ice Age hunter-gatherers may have had cheek piercings, even as children The body modification practice may be 29,000-years-old. By Andrew Paul Published Feb 4, 2025 4:08 PM EST ...

Human History Ice Age Kids Sported Cheek Piercings, 29,000-Year-Old Teeth Suggest By Margherita Bassi Published February 4, 2025 | Comments (4) 𝕏 ...

Strange, flat patches on the teeth of ancient Europeans have puzzled archaeologists for centuries. But one researcher thinks he's solved the mystery: Ice age people as young as 10 years old rocked ...