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More Americans use the ER for dental care: study

Some reasons: Lack of insurance and fewer Medicaid-accepting dentists.

6,500-year-old tooth stuffed with beeswax is evidence of ancient dentistry

Cracked ancient tooth, found in Slovenia, indicates that our ancestors used medical techniques to treat tooth problems.

Remote Area Medical volunteer dentists perform dental work during a free clinic held at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 11, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. Thousands of uninsured and underinsured people lined up to receive free medical, dental and vision treatments provided by hundreds of volunteer doctors, dentists, optometrists, nurses and support staff during the four-day clinic.

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