Italian archeology finds the oldest set of dentures in the world

The world's oldest set of false teeth becomes an archaeological object, stirring up Italian archaeologists.

Accordingly, a group of scientists who study lesions on archaeological subjects at the University of Pisa have announced that they have found a set of dentures that are considered to be the oldest in the world.

It is known that this set of dentures is found in the remains of an ancient family in Italy , estimated to be in the late 14th and early 17th centuries.

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A member of the research team, Dr. Simona Minozzi, said: " The set of dentures that have been discovered so far may be the oldest set of dentures in the world, marking a historic turning point. specific in Italian dental history '.

Antique false tooth model was found to consist of 5 teeth, in which canines, incisors were covered with a layer of metal mainly gold, silver and a small layer of teeth found on this denture time as well. quite long.

It is known that this prosthetic set was found in the tomb of the ancient Giunigi family in Lucca , where Italian science has also unearthed more than 200 bones buried in a chapel of the San Francesco monastery before.

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Jessica Tanner

Update 24 May 2019

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