Many people think that the ancients did not have toothbrushes, so they did not brush their teeth. In fact, the ancients were more intelligent than we imagined, which was only limited to the productivity and the proportion of materials at that time, and may not have been widely popularized.
Today, let's talk to you about how the ancients brushed their teeth
1, Tang. Wang Tao's "Secrets of the Place" written in 752 contains that "every willow branch bites its head softly, and takes medicine to rub its teeth, fragrant and clean".
2. In the murals of Dunhuang in the late Tang Dynasty, the "Laodu and Dou Shengtu" uses fingers to rub the teeth.
3, Song Zhou Shouzhong's "Health Class" has "covering and brushing teeth is a ponytail".
4. According to the American Dental Association, the world's first toothbrush was invented by Ming Xiaozong, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China, in 1498.
Looking at these utensils, are you amazed that our charming ancestors are really smarter than we think?
In fact, in addition to these utensils, they are also the same as us modern people, eating with stuffed teeth, tartar, bad breath and other problems, so they will also use stone bricks, bones, etc. to make powder in the Qin and Han dynasties to assist in cleaning teeth; Use saline and alum water to rinse your mouth to relieve some inflammation of your teeth, mouth sores and other conditions; Like tea, wine, etc., to do some oral health care, sterilization and caries prevention (of course, the ancients did not have this concept, they felt that the use of these things to clean the mouth felt good)...Even in the back, there are special tooth powders, ancient toothpastes with spices, etc.
In addition to these, they also have toothpicks for toothpicking Like Lu Yun in the Jin Dynasty to his brother Lu Jishu has a text record of "one day to Cao Gong utensils, there are toothpicks, and now one is sent to my brother".
Therefore, we modern people should not say that the ancients did not brush their teeth, and stop making excuses for not loving brushing their teeth
Finally, please brush your teeth well, pay attention to your oral health, and hope that everyone can have a healthy and good mouthful of teeth!