2.  Historians believe that the earliest evidence of dentistry came from a scientist named Hesy-Re  He was considered the first dentist on record His entire concern of scientific practice circled around dental health and treatment Hesy-Re

3.  This invention was discovered approximately 2650 BC during the reign of Zoser King Zoser

4.  Dentistry was a main practice in the important kingdoms of Egypt In particular, Hesy-Re became the first known dentist in Memphis, Egypt

5.  Dentists had a huge amount of respect given to them The appearance of teeth meant a lot to the royal court and most common people were not able to get treatment  Egyptians suffered from different types of dental pain from their diet Plants that had left over sand and rocks grinded teeth Coarse, thick bread wore down teeth

6.  Egyptians didn’t suggest oral care, but they performed extractions of teeth that caused pain and drained cysts on gums  There were recipes to take care of bad breathe and tooth pain Ex: "Breath sweetener: Take frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon, bark and other fragrant plants, boil with honey and shape into pellets“  They realized the importance of keeping teeth healthy mainly from the fact that they recognized teeth were what you needed to eat and properly communicate Records kept

7.  Pulling teeth and making remedies provided short term relief Most of the procedures were limited and widespread to anyone outside of the immediate royal court or main area of practice  The main people it helped were of the royal court But even then, it saved tooth aches, bad breathe, and got the ball rolling for improving methods

8.  Taking out a tooth Cutting into the gum line with a sharp tool  Cysts Drain the area with a hollow reed  Replacement teeth on Pharaohs Drilling holes into the donor teeth and implanting/securing them with gold twine in new mouth

9.  Egypt didn’t concentrate on curing ailments, but their discovery did help aid dentists of today Keeping detailed notes of remedies/procedures on tablets and papyrus paper Mathematical and engineering skills of tools and materials  Discovering the first types of pain killers and mouth numbing agents

10.  Some tombs of the royal court featured separate rooms just for a dentist and his assistants The entrances were cursed for anyone who entered, and anyone did was to be punished by being eaten by a crocodile and snake The eye and tusk carvings represent dentists

11. http://drmuna.com/egyptian-history-of-dentistry/ http://www.helium.com/items/1187222-dentist-dentistry-ancient- egypt-teeth-tooth-decay-hallitosis-bad-breath http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Edwi n_Smith_Papyrus_v2.jpg/300px-Edwin_Smith_Papyrus_v2.jpg http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19424250