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The oldest dental treatment dates back to 14000 years. It was a dental cavity carved in a molar discovered in Italy. The first dental implant was discovered by Laplace in 1954. It was a 7000-year-old prehistorical osteointegration dental prosthesis: a right maxillary second premolar was replaced by a bony element of unknown origin [1]. The first dentist known by his name was Hesirein Ancient Egypt (around 2700 BC), bearing the honorary title of wr-ibḥ-swnw (“Great one of the dentists and physicians”) [2]. In 1530 came out “ZeneArtzneyBuchlein wider allerleikranckeyten und gebrechen der tzeen” (Booklet of Remedies against All Sorts of Diseases and Infirmities of the Teeth), the first book entirely dedicated to dental treatments, written for barbers and trauma physicians specialized in mouth treatment. The first dental book in France was written by Urbain Hémard and published in Lyon, in 1582, by Benoist Rigaud. It was entitled “Recherche de la vrayeanathomie des dents, nature et propriétéd'icelles” (Research on the true anatomy of teeth, their nature, and properties). Hémard was the dentist of Cardinal d'Armagnac, ambassador of Francis I, and he wrote this book on his recommendation [3].