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How did people clean their teeth in the olden days?

  • Written by Jane Cotter, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene, Texas A&M University
How did people clean their teeth in the olden days?People worked for healthy teeth long before nylon brushes hit the market.Mila Davidovic/Shutterstock.comHow did people clean their teeth in the olden days?

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