What should ancient people do with toothache? Can ancient toothache be extracted?

Wisdom teeth, toothache and tooth extraction are nothing new in modern times. If the general doctor finds that the patient has wisdom teeth, he will tell him not to care at ordinary times and wait until the tooth hurts before pulling the tooth. But toothache is really terrible, but in comparison, tooth extraction may sound more painful. Fortunately, now that I have anesthesia, I can carry it through no matter how painful it is, but what about the toothache of ancient people? How did the ancients deal with toothache and tooth extraction?

First of all, it needs to be affirmed that ancient people can brush their teeth, and toothbrushes are not the product of modern inventions. The earliest toothbrush found in modern times should be the "tooth stick" found in the tomb of the king of Sumerian Ur more than 5,000 years ago. In China, people realized the importance of protecting teeth more than 2,000 years ago. The earliest toothbrush unearthed now is the bronze toothbrush of Qin dynasty, not the Ming dynasty as the United States said, but the Song dynasty.

This, of course, is beside the point. The purpose is to tell you that the ancients attached great importance to teeth, and there was no such thing as not brushing your teeth all your life. However, even if you pay attention, toothache is inevitable. One of the earliest tooth extraction experiences is recorded in the annals of the Three Kingdoms. The hero is Wen Qiao, a famous soldier in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was a very powerful man who put down the Wang Dun rebellion and the Soviet rebellion. However, such people eventually died of their own teeth, not toothache, but tooth extraction.

"Baxian got dental disease first, so he pulled it out. He died of a stroke at the age of 42. " Wen Qiao had a toothache, so she simply went to have her tooth pulled out, but maybe because there was no protective measures when she pulled it out, and there was no protection after it was pulled out, Wen Qiao finally had a stroke. In less than ten days, Wen Qiao died. This can also be called the first case of death due to tooth extraction in the history of China. Therefore, tooth extraction seems trivial, but it is actually a matter of human life. We must be careful. Don't pull it if you can't do it.

Let's look at the word "dental caries", which means that the teeth are corroded, forming cavities on the surface of the teeth, and finally gradually expanding until all the teeth are destroyed. Many countries in history agree that dental caries means that there are bugs in the teeth. For example, in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the glyph of this word is to draw a row of teeth with insects crawling on them. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the glyph of this word is to draw a row of teeth with insects crawling on them, but this is not the case.

Besides Wen Qiao, many ancient people also struggled with toothache, such as Bai Juyi and Du Fu, but they didn't pull out their teeth, perhaps because of Wen Qiao's experience. Later, there were few cases of death caused by tooth extraction. After all, no one can gamble with his own life, and tooth extraction without any protective measures may lead to death. It is better to have a toothache all the time, even if it hurts for a lifetime, it is better than death. Moreover, it is really respectable that these ancient people can persist in writing when they have toothache.

Western countries have also faced the problem of toothache in history, but after so many years, both China and the West have summed up the same experience, that is, if you are not cornered by toothache, don't pull out your teeth and pay attention to oral care at ordinary times. The conclusions reached for thousands of years are so consistent that it is certainly better for modern people to abide by them.