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Before toothpaste was invented people used all kinds of dry, rough things as an abrasive to clean their teeth – things like crushed eggshell, pumice, and the burnt hooves of animals.

In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is considered a simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth is considered an aggravated assault!

In ancient Egypt you were more likely to suffer from toothache if you were rich.  The rich people could afford honey.

Among the first known dentists were the Etruscans. By 700 BC they were carving false teeth from ivory and bone.

Don Burke of Burke’s Backyard fame was originally studying dentistry before swapping to horticulture.

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