TRANSHUMANISM
Other Prosthetics
The Etruscans have been known to produce partial dentures, crowns and simple bridges as early as 2500 years ago. Replacements for decayed or lost teeth have been produced for a few thousand years. The Etruscans (people from the ancient country of Etruria in western Italy) made skillfully designed false teeth out of ivory and bone. These false teeth were secured in the mouth by gold bridgework as early as 700 B.C. (Medical Discoveries, n.d.) Reproduced from Neal (2011)
Largely ritualistic or cosmetic in nature The teeth of this Mayan skull of the ninth century A.D. have numerous inlays of jade and turquoise. Also note how the upper front teeth have been filed, particularly the decorative front two teeth. Reproduced from Dennis (2004)
Skull with Seashell Ear found in 1955 dating from third millenium BC Prosthetic used for aesthetic purposes (Sobin, 2000) Reproduced from Roudile, O. & Bérard G. (1981)
Earliest example of dental implants was found in the Maya civilisation, using jade, stones and seashells (about 600 AD) (Dental Implants Academy, 2012). Reproduced from Hirst (2007).