With no antibiotics or modern dentistry, persistent ear and tooth infections were the norm for Viking-era residents of modern day Sweden.

Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, ...

"They didn't have the medical and dental care we do, or the kind of pain relief—and antibiotics—we now have," said Carolina Bertilsson.

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Swedish Vikings were plagued by serious health issues, including oral, facial, joint, and infectious diseases. “The results ...

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