Whereas people now use toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss, people back then cleaned their teeth with a cloth. They used a paste made with crushed herbs, and water mixed with mortar. The lower class used things like lavender to clean their teeth. Their mouthwash was usually based with vinegar or wine along with some other spices and herbs. The only remedy for a bad tooth was getting it extracted without any pain killers. You can imagine how painful that would be. To pull out a tooth, they would usually dig it out, have you bite on a wooden board and let it crack, or punch it until it falls out. Now, we also have access to things like toothpicks. Back then the lower level would use wooden sticks while the upper classes actually had toothpicks made out of gold or
Whereas people now use toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss, people back then cleaned their teeth with a cloth. They used a paste made with crushed herbs, and water mixed with mortar. The lower class used things like lavender to clean their teeth. Their mouthwash was usually based with vinegar or wine along with some other spices and herbs. The only remedy for a bad tooth was getting it extracted without any pain killers. You can imagine how painful that would be. To pull out a tooth, they would usually dig it out, have you bite on a wooden board and let it crack, or punch it until it falls out. Now, we also have access to things like toothpicks. Back then the lower level would use wooden sticks while the upper classes actually had toothpicks made out of gold or