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Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear patterns evident along their outer surfaces. A new study posits a theory that this damage came ...

A new research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, with teenagers and children as young as 10 years old sporting labrets during the Ice Age. Biological ...

Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study proposes that these piercings, or labrets, marked group ...

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30,000 years ago, European children were already wearing cheek piercings. This discovery, resulting from the analysis of ancient teeth, sheds light on the social practices of Ice Age populations. The ...

The New Brunswick Dental Society is warning people about the potential risks of lip, tongue or cheek piercing, which it says can damage teeth and lead to serious infections. The society said Wednesday ...