24/07/2020
THE FIRST TOOTHBRUSHES WERE TWIGS..
Modern dentistry has come a long way. Home-care for our teeth has changed a lot too. While toothbrushes and toothpaste were the first advances in home-care and are still the most common, in today’s world home-care options include water flossers and electric toothbrushes. However, a very long time ago, pre 5000 B.C., we were using twigs to clean and floss our teeth. The practice of chewing on a twig proved to eliminate food and bacteria buildup on the surface of the teeth as well as in between.
After twigs, ancient Eqyptians used a combination of crushed eggshells and animal hooves as their dental care products of choice. Thank goodness things have changed!