When exactly was dentistry 'invented'? did people lose teeth a lot before we had dentists?

5000 BC in Iraq: The earliest recorded reference to oral disease is from an ancient (5000 BC) Sumerian text that describes "tooth worms" as a cause of dental decay.

Long time ago: Nobody really knows when Dental Procedures started. There is evidence from ancient Egypt mummies that they had some Dental Procedures done.

5000 BC in Iraq: The earliest recorded reference to oral disease is from an ancient (5000 BC) Sumerian text that describes "tooth worms" as a cause of dental decay.