title: Operative dentistry in the second century BCE.
abstract: An archaeological excavation by the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums recovered the skeletal remains of 25 people buried in a mass grave dated to approximately 200 BCE. Subsequent analysis of the dentition showed one skeleton with a 2.5-mm bronze wire implanted in the maxillary lateral incisor. This is the first archaeological evidence of operative dentistry in ancient Israel, as well as the earliest date for this specific treatment in the world.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zias
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Numeroff
mesh_terms: D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000266:history*; D004708:Endodontics / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010161:Paleodontology