Historical evolution of the toothbrush

• Main Authors: Isidro de Jesús Nápoles González (Author), Maria Elena Fernandez Collazo (Author), Ana María Napoles Salas (Author), Patricia Jiménez Beato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral hygiene dates back to ancient times. Primitive people used their nails or wood chips to clean their teeth. In pre-Hispanic times indigenous people used plant roots or rubbed their teeth with their fingers. The toothbrush as we know it today appeared in the 17th century. Toothbrushes are designe...