How Did Anyone Have Teeth Left Before Dentistry Existed?

How did humans survive for hundreds of thousands of years without dentists, toothpaste, or toothbrushes? This video explores the strange history of dental care - from ancient skulls with surprisingly healthy teeth to tooth worms, barber-surgeons, sugar, and the birth of modern dentistry. A bizarre journey through history that shows the real reason our teeth started falling apart. 00:00 Intro 02:12 Diet Protected Prehistoric Teeth 03:23 Farming And Bread Changed Human Mouths 04:45 The First Dental Work In Prehistory 07:01 Egypt's Dentists And Bread-Worn Teeth 09:30 Greek And Roman Dental Medicine 12:08 The Tooth Worm Myth 14:33 Medieval Barber-Surgeons And Chew Sticks 20:02 Sugar's Arrival And Europe's Dental Crisis 23:55 Pierre Fauchard Reinvents Dentistry 27:11 What Teeth Reveal About Diet And History 28:00 Outro