Medieval Period Medical Practices Quiz
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What method was used to relieve pain through cauterization according to the text?

  • Rubbing the gums with hare brains
  • Fumigation with rose petals
  • Using a pelican dental forceps
  • Applying hot cautery points (correct)
  • Which substance was believed to cure toothache when dropped into the ear or nostril on the same side of the offending tooth?

  • Garlic paste
  • Ivy juice (correct)
  • Henbane fumigation
  • Frog liquor
  • Who was advised against tooth extraction according to the text?

  • John of Gaddesden
  • Teodorico Borgognoni
  • Roger of Salerno (correct)
  • Bernard de Gordon
  • Which procedure involved bandaging the tooth as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Treating mandibular fractures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common cause for internal and external tooth ailments according to Bernard de Gordon?

    <p>Neglect of oral care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the medieval medical curriculum primarily based on?

    <p>Writings of Roman, Greek, and Muslim scholars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the plague doctor's beak-like mask?

    <p>To mask the smell of dead bodies and flowers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the belief behind the concept of 'theriac'?

    <p>It was a universal antidote that could cure any ailment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the medieval belief regarding the cause of toothache?

    <p>Presence of a worm in the tooth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of using 'Aqua Fortis' (nitric acid) as a treatment for toothache?

    <p>To kill the 'toothworm' believed to cause the pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

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