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Managing Dental Pain in Ancient Greece and Rome. Part I

Andrew I Spielman1

  • 1Department of Molecular Pathobiology New York University College of Dentistry New York, NY.

Journal of the History of Dentistry
|August 12, 2026
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Keywords:
Ancient GreeceAncient RomeDental painHerbal medicineToothache

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