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  2. Toothpaste - Wikipedia

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    Since 5000 BCE, the Egyptians made a tooth powder, which consisted of powdered ashes of ox hooves, myrrh, powdered and burnt eggshells, and pumice.The Greeks, and then the Romans, improved the recipes by adding abrasives such as crushed bones and oyster shells. [5]

  3. List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Watercolor paper — Painting on Papyrus was invented in Ancient Egypt long before the invention of Paper. Hieroglyphs: ankh, basket, Eye of Horus, Sun Disk-(Gard. N5) Synthetic pigment — The first known synthetic pigment was Egyptian blue, which is first attested on an alabaster bowl in Egypt dated to Naqada III (circa 3250 BC).

  4. Ancient Egyptian technology - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian technology describes devices and technologies invented or used in Ancient Egypt. The Egyptians invented and used many simple machines, such as the ramp and the lever, to aid construction processes. They used rope trusses to stiffen the beam of ships. Egyptian paper, made from papyrus, and pottery were mass-produced and exported ...

  5. Tooth brushing - Wikipedia

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    A man brushing his teeth while looking in a mirror. Tooth brushing is the act of scrubbing teeth with a toothbrush equipped with toothpaste.Interdental cleaning (with floss or an interdental brush) can be useful with tooth brushing, and together these two activities are the primary means of cleaning teeth, one of the main aspects of oral hygiene. [1]

  6. Teeth-cleaning twig - Wikipedia

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    The earliest chew sticks have been dated to Babylonia in 3500 BCE [3] and an Egyptian tomb from 3000 BCE; [2] they are mentioned in Chinese records dating from 1600 BCE [3] In the Ayurvedas around 4th century BCE and in Tipitaka, in the Buddhist Canon around the 5th century BCE in India. [4] [5]

  7. Ancient Egyptian medicine - Wikipedia

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    dates to Dynasties 16–17 of the Second Intermediate Period in ancient Egypt, c. 1500 BC, but believed to be a copy from Old Kingdom, 3000–2500 BC: Hieratic: The oldest known surgical treatise on trauma: The vast majority of the papyrus is concerned with trauma and surgery, with short sections on gynaecology and cosmetics on the verso.

  8. Miswak - Wikipedia

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    The miswak is a teeth-cleaning twig made from the Salvadora persica tree. The miswak's properties have been described thus: "Apart from their antibacterial activity which may help control the formation and activity of dental plaque, they can be used effectively as a natural toothbrush for teeth cleaning.

  9. List of toothpaste brands - Wikipedia

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    However, in 2012, they made 3 actions called "P/S 123". Rembrandt toothpaste: a brand of toothpaste that has built its brand on the promise of whitening. [citation needed] R.O.C.S.: "unique toothpastes, which are made with natural ingredients using their own low-temperature technology, under the R.O.C.S. brand."