2006-08-13 10:14:54 · 18 answers · asked by 96#308526. 2 in Health ➔ Dental
I guess we only need to brush the tooth we are going to keep. My dentist told me, "Brush the one you want to keep!"
2006-08-13 10:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by Mimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because teeth represents the WHOLE teeth and the toothpaste cleans through tooth by tooth. Maybe they named it toothpaste because it sounds better or maybe the paste cleans one tooth at a time...thats what I think though.
2006-08-13 17:18:33 · answer #2 · answered by Faderal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's for the same reason we don't call fish ,fishes. It must of started when we got our firs tooth. Mom or dad could only brush one tooth
2006-08-13 18:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by claude's wife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason they don't call them teethbrush. You are supposed to brush each tooth individually. Not all at once.
2006-08-13 17:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by billybetters2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are supposed to take care of a tooth at a time, I guess, as for me I call it toothpaste cause I only have one tooth left.
2006-08-13 17:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by Boogerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was gonna say, "Because it was invented in West Virginia," but chapiejd already posted that answer six hours ago. Way to go, chapie!
2006-08-13 23:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a good question but what if you only had one tooth, wouldn't you feel a bit left out?
2006-08-13 17:18:19 · answer #7 · answered by Bob-bob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Semantics.
2006-08-13 17:36:48 · answer #8 · answered by DrTomBMW.M-3.M-5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was invented in West Virginia.
2006-08-13 17:20:05 · answer #9 · answered by chapiejd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardcore sunshine.
ahahahaha.
okay well it should be called teethpaste.
i think the people that named the stuff were retarded.
2006-08-13 18:16:51 · answer #10 · answered by Brittani♫. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋