Tag: historical dental facts
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In 3000 BC people were using “chew sticks” as toothbrushes – small branches, with one end frayed. People would rub the stick on their teeth to scrape off any particles. In 2000 BC Egyptians used toothpaste made of powdered pumice stone and wine vinegar, brushed on with a chew stick. False teeth date back as…