Show Teeth in the Stone Age Were Very Muck Much Like Ours Berlin Late Stone age people had very much the same kind of jaws and teeth that we have nowadays except except except ex ex- that in modern man caries or tooth cavities has cavities has become very much more numerous This in summary summary summary sum sum- mary represents the findings of Prof Herman Euler of the University of Breslau who has made a special study of a large number of skulls found in village sites of I years ago when central Europe was still in the N Neolithic Neolithic Neo Neo- eolithic eo- eo age As compared with modern times the low incidence of ot caries is very striking The skulls show r r only 07 per cent of childrens children's teeth with cavities as against 82 per cent of carious teeth in modern chil chIl- dren For adults the figures arc are and 92 per cent respectively In size and condition of wisdom teeth however moderns have a n decided advantage of at their Neolithic predecessors Professor Eiders Eider's research research re re- re search disclosed Of Ot the Ule skulls from the ancient graves per percent percent percent cent had no wisdom teeth at nt all whereas a check up on German university university uni students showed suppression suppression sion slon of ot wisdom teeth in only 13 per percent cent In general wisdom teeth and other molars are arc larger and solider in moderns than In the tile Neolithic skulls |