龋齿的历史由来已久,可以上溯到新石器时代:定居、谷物生产和面粉制作的兴起使当时人类的饮食发生变化。古生物学家从这个时期的人类化石中发现了最早的龋齿痕迹。奇怪的是,继续靠打猎和采摘果实为生的祖先却得以幸免。除赞比亚发现的一具人类化石外,早于这个时期的人类化石均无龋齿痕迹。 The history of dental caries is long-established and can be traced back to the Neolithic era: the rise of settlements, grain production, and flour making has changed the diet of humans at that time. Paleontologists discovered the earliest signs of dental caries from human fossils of this period. What is strange is that the ancestors who continued to rely on hunting and picking fruits survived. Except for a human fossil discovered in Zambia, human fossils earlier than this period had no traces of dental caries.