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ELI5 Toothpaste - how did people brush before toothpaste?
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ELI5 Toothpaste - how did people brush before toothpaste?

How did people maintain their teeth before toothpaste? If the first modern toothpastes were not sold in tubes, what were they sold in? When did they add fluoride? Why can't our teeth heal like our skin and bones? .. we explain like I'm five Thank you...

ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

March 10, 20239m 24s

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How did people maintain their teeth before toothpaste? If the first modern toothpastes were not sold in tubes, what were they sold in? When did they add fluoride? Why can't our teeth heal like our skin and bones?

.. we explain like I'm five

Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: dude-e, wenchister, the-illusiveman, duplojamaal, nemesis24k, perseus_turambar, who_cares_about_name and radbadtad

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