2006-09-05 16:53:56 · 19 answers · asked by humdrum 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Before toothbrushes were invented people used twigs or their fingers to brush their teeth..
AND DID YOU KNOW?:
Before toothpaste was invented people used all kinds of dry, rough things as an abrasive to clean their teeth – things like crushed eggshell, pumice the burnt hooves of animals!!!
2006-09-05 17:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Suzy Jean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what classs of people we are talking about
you can be sure that the rich Egyptions had versions of a tooth brush
poor people used dental flosh,twigs ,grass
and many who did not ,had rotting teeth
2006-09-05 17:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never thought of that, but those people usually did have good teeth because they did not drink and eat all the crap that we do now.
2006-09-05 17:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by carriec 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen the teeth on those people?.
2006-09-05 16:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by Shikibeeks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with dried grass, wood splinters and eventually hog hair tooth brushes made from pieces of bone.
2006-09-05 16:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by AZLUV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the old days they used animal spikes actually porcupine, or else salt .
2006-09-05 16:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by marta n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used salt and whatever medium was available to administer the salt...in some cases, it was the finger.
2006-09-05 17:03:29 · answer #7 · answered by missanchor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used twigs split or cut at the ends.
2006-09-05 16:55:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the chinese used to use ash to brush their teeth believe it or not.
2006-09-05 17:01:17 · answer #9 · answered by jammy_genius155 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt mainly.
2006-09-05 16:59:27 · answer #10 · answered by Guita I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋