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Battleground tooth
Quickly look away if you are suffering from tooth ache at the moment. This image from an 18th-century Arabic manuscript shows you what&rsquo;s going on. There are worms inside - and particularly nasty ones for that matter. What&rsquo;s more, they are nibbling away at tiny bearded men, who are screaming for help and try to fight back. Battleground tooth: I feel sorry for the individual in ancient times who was given such a graphic explanation for the pain in his tooth.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Arab d 256 (18th century). More here (click menu &amp;gt; more information).