I hear ya' Abe ... To get the people to understand destiny is like pulling teeth. A few words of wisdom ...
There is nothing most of us hate worse than a trip to the dentist. During the time the dentist does his thing ... you can ... close your eyes and get images ... evil images ... try to leave your body and astral travel to watch the dentist from above ... visualize a scenic place and go there ... go to your 'happy place' ... count the water spots on his light ... or whatever it takes to distract you from the times he announces, "One more time." Who does he think he is ... your lover?
Okay ... I hate the dentist - but I am not alone. To me dentistry is primitive. I somehow remember a time, in my many adventures in the virtual realities of 3D, where a machine of some kind was placed outside my mouth and all was good-as-new just like that. Could that have been mythical Atlantis where we envision a cure-all for everything in the blink of a crystal?
Oh well ... time to return to this primitive place where we think we are evolved, but most are stuck in the 'grind' of the healing grid.
Sunday afternoon, I was completing a file about ancient dentistry, when along came a client who sat down beside me. She looked at the file I was about to post and said, "Your new article is a sign that I must find a new dentist." That's what she gets for arriving 20 minutes early...
I guess it's a sign for me also ... to blog about dentistry ... as the Mayanism Blogs are archived and the Maya End Times are not good-to-go for ... a few more years ... several movies ... millions of dollars and messages ... as we wander along the veranda of this experience. I have to wonder what the Maya did about dental problems? (gory visual).
Somewhere in the grid ... dentistry had its roots.
A Sumerian text from 5000 BC describes a "tooth worm" as the cause of dental caries.
Evidence of this belief has also been found in ancient India, Egypt, Japan, and China.
The legend of the worm is also found in the writings of Homer, and as late as the 1300s AD the surgeon Guy de Chauliac still promoted the belief that worms cause tooth decay.
The Edwin Smith Papyrus, written in the 17th century BC but which may reflect previous manuscripts from as early as 3000 BC, includes the treatment of several dental ailments.
In the 18th century BC, the Code of Hammurabi referenced dental extraction twice as it related to punishment. Examination of the remains of some ancient Egyptians and Greco-Romans reveals early attempts at dental prosthetics and surgery.
Ancient Greek scholars Hippocrates and Aristotle wrote about dentistry, including the eruption pattern of teeth, treating decayed teeth and gum disease, extracting teeth with forceps, and using wires to stabilize loose teeth and fractured jaws.
The first use of dental appliances or bridges comes from the Etruscans from as early as 700 BC.
Roman medical writer Cornelius Celsus wrote extensively of oral diseases as well as dental treatments such as narcotic-containing emollients and astringents.
Historically, dental extractions have been used to treat a variety of illnesses. During the Middle Ages and throughout the 19th century, dentistry was not a profession in itself, and often dental procedures were performed by barbers or general physicians. Barbers usually limited their practice to extracting teeth which alleviated pain and associated chronic tooth infection. Instruments used for dental extractions date back several centuries.
In the 14th century, Guy de Chauliac invented the dental pelican (resembling a pelican's beak) which was used up until the late 18th century. The pelican was replaced by the dental key which, in turn, was replaced by modern forceps in the 20th century.
The first book focused solely on dentistry was the "Artzney Buchlein" in 1530, and the first dental textbook written in English was called "Operator for the Teeth" by Charles Allen in 1685.
It was between 1650 and 1800 that the science of modern dentistry developed. It is said that the 17th century French physician Pierre Fauchard started dentistry science as we know it today, and he has been named "the father of modern dentistry".
Among many of his developments were the extensive use of dental prosthesis, the introduction of dental fillings as a treatment for dental caries and the statement that sugar derivate acids such as tartaric acid are responsible for dental decay.
In the 1860's ... Abraham Lincoln wrote a prophecy.
"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned, and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war."
The Indus Valley Civilization has yielded evidence of dentistry being practiced as far back as 7000 BCE. This earliest form of dentistry involved curing tooth related disorders with bow drills operated, perhaps, by skilled bead craftsmen. The reconstruction of this ancient form of dentistry showed that the methods used were reliable and effective.
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