The Dangers of Tooth Decay

Boise dentists

Throughout history people have been more concerned about their dental work than modern people think they were. The Ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks employed a variety of teeth cleaning methods to care for their teeth; and few people know that the first tooth brush was invented during the eighteenth century by an inmate in a British jail. The name of the inmate was William Addis and he fashioned his invention from animal bone and the bristly hair of swine. However, dental health remained a common problem for those who lived prior to the inventions and techniques employed by employed by modern Boise dentists.… Read More...