What did people use to brush/clean their teeth before the toothbrush was invente!
Question: They actually used wooden sticks (chew sticks or siwaks) by chewing on both ends, fraying one end and rubbing that against their teeth. This is actually dated back to as early as 3500 B.C.
Early bristle brushes were made of stiff, hog's hair attached to handles made of bone or bamboo. After these were decided to be too rough on teeth and gums, the hair in the brushes was changed to horse hair.
By the 17th Century, people were using rags or sponges dipped in sulfur oil or salt to rub their teeth clean.
And so on....we've come a long way!
Answers: They actually used wooden sticks (chew sticks or siwaks) by chewing on both ends, fraying one end and rubbing that against their teeth. This is actually dated back to as early as 3500 B.C.
Early bristle brushes were made of stiff, hog's hair attached to handles made of bone or bamboo. After these were decided to be too rough on teeth and gums, the hair in the brushes was changed to horse hair.
By the 17th Century, people were using rags or sponges dipped in sulfur oil or salt to rub their teeth clean.
And so on....we've come a long way!
they didn't brush their teeth. it was very uncommon in older times for someone to have a full mouth of teeth because most of them had rotted teeth that had fallen out.
They used hydrochloric acid and gargled. You should try it someday, it works.
they just used nothing and there teeth fell out
In addition to Danielle,
People in the modern Islamic region still use "chewing sticks", more formally know as Miswaks.
As far as dentifrices (toothpaste) people came up with all sorts of things to use, from human urine (Romans) to pulverized brick, salt, pepper, mint leaves, iris flowers, charcoal, and the list goes on....