### 3 dental problems killed Egyptian pharaohs > King Tut, who ruled around 1300 BCE, is [thought to have died from a dental infection](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-09-sci-tut9-story.html) that entered his bloodstream. Hatshepsut, one of the only women pharaohs to rule, [died from a dental abscess](http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jan/tooth-ids-famed-egyptian-queen) — an infection that started in her tooth and traveled into her sinus cavities and beyond. - [[How Would Your Teeth Fare in Ancient Egypt#3 dental problems killed Egyptian pharaohs|View in Vault]]