How did people take care of their teeth in the stone age?

To answer briefly. They didn't really need to. Their diet didn't consist of all the sugars and carbs that would cause prolonged acidic attacks on your teeth so they didn't develop cavities that much. read more

To answer briefly. They didn’t really need to. Their diet didn’t consist of all the sugars and carbs that would cause prolonged acidic attacks on your teeth so they didn’t develop cavities that much. read more

The idea of applying dentifrice, a paste or cream to scrape plaque off teeth and help remove food particles, has taken many forms over the years, too. Toothpaste as we know it today is a relatively recent invention from around the late-1800s, but there's evidence that the goo that refreshes was used as early as 5000 B.C. in China, Egypt and India. read more