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(V thousands BC – middle of
1 thousand AD)
Slave system of Ancient World
Ebers papyrus
Ancient Egyptians had a God of sun Rа. Anubis was
considered as a God of Medicine in Ancient Egypt,
Anubis was shown as a man with jackal’s head. Also
there were few more Gods known as patrons of
medicine. Imhotep was known as a founder of
medicine. He lived in the period of the Old reign.
Next generations adored him and considered him as a
leader of all doctors.
Doctors were narrow specialists: one treated eyes,
second - head, third - stomach, fourths - teeth, fifth -
invisible diseases (modern term - general
practitioners).
Goddess Sokhmet Goddess Tauert Imhotep
The first tooth prosthesis, made
exceptionally from of ivory and
fastened gold, appeared in ancient
Egypt. Prosthesises were indexes
of rich people.
One of the first dentists in
Egyptian history was Gesi-rе. It is
considered that he was one of the
most prominent scientists that
time. It is considered that
Egyptians were able to treat all
basic stomatological diseases,
including caries and disease of
paradontium.