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The idea of a tooth worm is a theory of the cause of dental caries, periodontitis and toothaches. Once widespread, the belief is now obsolete, having been superseded by more scientific rationales. It was supposed that the disease was caused by small worms resident within the tooth, eating it away. [1]
Pierre Fauchard (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ foʃaʁ]; 2 January 1679 – 21 March 1761) [1] was a French physician, credited as being the "father of modern dentistry". [2] He is widely known for writing the first complete scientific description of dentistry, Le Chirurgien Dentiste ("The Surgeon Dentist"), published in 1728. [2]
Terror-management theorists regard TMT as compatible with the theory of evolution: [17] Valid fears of dangerous things have an adaptive function that helped facilitate the survival of our ancestors' genes.
A Sumerian text from 5000 BC describes a "tooth worm" as the cause of caries. [165] Evidence of this belief has also been found in India, Egypt, Japan, and China. [160] Unearthed ancient skulls show evidence of primitive dental work. In Pakistan, teeth dating from around 5500 BC to 7000 BC show nearly perfect holes from primitive dental drills ...
An ancient Sumerian text describes a "tooth worm" as the cause of dental caries. [41] Evidence of this belief has also been found in ancient India, Egypt, Japan, and China. The legend of the worm is also found in the Homeric Hymns, [42] and as late as the 14th century AD the surgeon Guy de Chauliac still promoted the belief that worms cause ...
George Stanley Odiorne (November 4, 1920 – January 19, 1992) was an American academic and management theorist. He was one of the developers of the theory, Management by Objectives (MBO). Early life
Lyndall Fownes Urwick MC (3 March 1891 – 5 December 1983) was a British management consultant and business thinker.He is recognised for integrating the ideas of earlier theorists like Henri Fayol into a comprehensive theory of management administration.
Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski co-authored the book The Worm at the Core: On the role of Death in Life in 2015. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He is also the author and co-author of more than one hundred articles and several books, and he has been featured in several films, including Flight from Death and Planet of the Humans .