Rare 19th-century bone dental bridge found in Portugal points to early cosmetic tooth replacement

A small bone dental bridge found in a 19th century burial in Porto is giving researchers a rare look at early dental care in Portugal. The object, described in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, marks the first documented fixed bone dental bridge recovered from a Portuguese archaeological site...

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