How did people clean their teeth in the olden days?
- Written by Jane Cotter, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, Texas A&M University
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References
- ^ Curious Kids (theconversation.com)
- ^ curiouskidsus@theconversation.com (theconversation.com)
- ^ urine mouthwash (www.nocavitykids.com)
- ^ earliest tooth-cleaning artifacts (www.ancientpages.com)
- ^ written tooth care descriptions (healthdrip.com)
- ^ dentifrice powder (www.greekmedicine.net)
- ^ Ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts (www.ada.org)
- ^ repair or decorate their teeth (dental-polishers.com)
- ^ ustun ibisoglu/Shutterstock.com (www.shutterstock.com)
- ^ cleaned their teeth with chew sticks (museumofeverydaylife.org)
- ^ rags rolled in salt or soot (museumofeverydaylife.org)
- ^ considered the father of modern dentistry (www.ada.org)
- ^ Englishman William Addis (www.mouthhealthy.org)
- ^ Before modern-day toothpaste was created (www.mouthhealthy.org)
- ^ Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-63674 (www.loc.gov)
- ^ CC BY (creativecommons.org)
- ^ children of immigrants to the U.S. (www.si.edu)
- ^ Factories examined and cleaned their workers’ teeth (www.si.edu)
- ^ curiouskidsus@theconversation.com (theconversation.com)
Authors: Jane Cotter, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, Texas A&M University
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