Fact Check: This Photo Is NOT Ancient Egyptian Dentistry -- This Dental Work Is From The 20th Century
Fact Check
Did the ancient Egyptians do the dental work seen on the skeleton pictured below? No, that's not true: The picture circulating that is being called dentistry from ancient Egypt is dental work done by an Italian dentist at the turn of the 20th century, Dr. Vincenzo Guerini. The ancient Egyptians did have a type of dentistry, but this photo is…