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There's evidence that cleaning with toothpaste is no better than cleaning with water alone (keyword for search "dentifrice": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
by mrob 9y ago
There's evidence that cleaning with toothpaste is no better than cleaning with water alone (keyword for search "dentifrice":
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27513809 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27513809
There's evidence that plant root fiber toothbrushes are at least as good as nylon bristle toothbrushes (keywords for search "miswak", "chewing stick"), eg:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15643758 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15643758
(in my personal experience they work just fine, but they are more hassle than nylon toothbrushes because the bristles point in the same direction as the handle instead of to the side)
There's also evidence that flossing+brushing has no advantage over brushing alone:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19138178 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19138178
Of course, medical research is notoriously unreliable, but it's at least plausible that ancient humans had all the technology needed to keep their teeth in good condition.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoAlso, they didn't have refined sugar in their diet.
- azm1 9y agoId say this is the most important part.The sugar epidemic of our age is pretty crazy.
- jrimbault 9y agoAlso, isn't the first medical surgery in history, we have evidence of, related to the teeth ?
- dom0 9y agoSome of the earliest prosthetics are dentures as well.
- leksak 9y agoYou can also use charcoal and salt to brush your teeth, apparently. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Colgates-charcoal-U-turn-irks-users/articleshow/49100310.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/C...
- smilelogicortho 9y agoWhile it is true that plaque can be removed with or without toothpaste, that fact is a little misleading in isolation. The benefit of toothpaste is the topical application of fluoride. When applied topically in concentrations greater than 1000ppm, fluoride replaces a molecule in hydroxyapatite and creates fluorapatite. Fluorapatite is much more resistant to dissolution by acid. That is important because cavity-causing-bacteria in plaque gain entry into a tooth by bathing the tooth in lactic acid.