Even today, many people dread a trip to the dentist, but in the Middle Ages, it was far worse—no anesthesia, no advanced tools, and often a visit to the local barber-surgeon or even a blacksmith.

In todays deep dive into the world of Medieval Medical Care Historian Matt Lewis and Kevin Goodman - the time travelling medicine man - take a look into the painful art of Medieval Dentistry to help ...

Think of medieval England and you are likely to conjure up an image of a wizened hag with black stumps for teeth. But although that might have been the unfortunate state of some people's teeth, others ...