• Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    I’m skeptical, but not willing to call this bullshit without doing some research. I’m also not working to do the research at this time

    • daannii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      Idk I watched some documentary about human history. one thing I recall was that they talked about how people used to die a lot from dental issues. They had old like 5000 year old skulls and was pointing out how some teenager likely died from a bad molar due to the damage on the jaw.

      They thing I remember mostly is that they said that modern dentistry had done more to extend human life span than general modern medicine. Because of teeth being so close to the brain, blood infections and abscesses could potentially get through the sinuses and kill people.

      Wish I could remember the source material better.

      It’s possible it was from the PBS series “becoming human”.

      That’s my best guess. But yeah. Dental stuff. Dangerous.