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Did People In the Middle Ages Have Bad Teeth?

  • Writer: Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
    Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
  • May 20, 2015
  • 1 min read

"People in the Middle Ages considered healthy, white teeth a sign of beauty and wrote of sweet-smelling breath as a desirable attribute. So, not surprisingly, we have extensive evidence that people liked to keep their teeth clean and a large amount of evidence of toothpastes and teeth powders, as well as mouth washes and treatments for halitosis."

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2015/04/10/dental_hygiene_did_people_in_the_middle_ages_have_bad_teeth.html


 
 
 

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