Show Teeth in the Stone Age Were Very Much Like Ours Berlin Late Stone age people had very much the same kind of jaws and teeth that we have nowadays except ex cx- that in modern man caries or tooth 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 years ago when central Europe was still in the Neolithic Neolithic Neo Neo- age As compared with modern times the low how incidence of ot caries carles is very striking The skulls show only 07 per cent of ot childrens children's teeth with cavities as against 82 per cent centI of ot carious teeth in modern children chil chil- I dren For adults the figures are and 92 per cent respectively In size and condition of wisdom teeth however moderns have a decided advantage of their Neolithic predecessors Professor Eulers Euler's research research research re re- re- re search disclosed Of ot the e skulls from the ancient graves 28 8 per percent percent percent cent had no wisdom teeth at all aU whereas a check up on German university university uni tin students showed suppression suppression suppression sion of wisdom teeth in only 13 per cent In general wisdom teeth and other molars are larger and solider In moderns than in the Neolithic skulls |