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Dental and other diseases revealed in ancient Egyptian mummy study

By Ben Morales-Correa

Image by Steve Parker via Flickr After examining research of more than 3,000 mummies, anatomists and paleopathologists at the University of Zurich concluded that 18 percent of all mummies in case reports showed a nightmare array of dental diseases. Worn teeth, periodontal diseases, abscesses and cavities tormented the ancient Egyptians, as the first systematic review... »



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