Battle of the Brushes

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: May 25, 1986| Author: Howard Wolinsky | Copyright information
In the beginning, there was the twig.

And the Neanderthals found it perfection itself for cleaning their fangs: Twigs were low-tech, cheap, widely available and biodegradable.

The idea held up for a long, long time. Twigs used to scrape or rub the teeth have been found in Etruscan and Egyptian tombs.

But as life became more complex, there has been an inexorable search for the perfect tooth-cleaning instrument.

The next stop on the path to modern brushing was...

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