2007-03-05 22:06:36 · 6 answers · asked by jammy.greeny@talk21.com 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
they didn't clean their teeth.
2007-03-05 22:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first teeth-cleaning implements were probably twigs of some sweet-flavored plant, frayed at the ends by pounding or chewing.
But most folks didn't bother. With a life expectancy in the mid-30s, there's a lot of redundancy built into the old dentition; you can lose a whole lot of teeth and still be able to handle cooked foods and most vegetables. And if you couldn't? Well, you died and solved the problem.
2007-03-06 06:17:10 · answer #2 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didn't. Thus the lifespan was very short. When I see that Mel Gibson movie about the middle ages it irritates me that everybody has such fine white teeth. No. Even at that stage, folks only lived to about 40. If your teeth fall out you can't eat, you see.
2007-03-06 08:12:26 · answer #3 · answered by bubbasmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's unlikely that they did. However, it's unlikely that they had such high sugar diets back then.
2007-03-06 06:39:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their finger nails.
2007-03-06 07:26:50 · answer #5 · answered by WeiLian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that they did.
2007-03-06 06:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋