Stop the Rot

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Stop the Rot

Stop Telling Children "Brush Your Teeth"

Social and cultural history Popular medicine and health

Author: Garth Pettit

Dinosaur mascot

Language: English

Published by: Morgan James Publishing

Published on: 15th September 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 828 Kb

ISBN: 9781630477448


History of "Brush Your Teeth"

For 5 centuries children have been told to Brush Your Teeth, generation after generation, century after century by; parents, grandparents, dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, teachers, schools, education departments, dental associations, health-related government agencies and even The World Health Organization. The list is endless. Children are brainwashed to Brush Your Teeth from a very early age up to their teens.

Historical Context

Brush Your Teeth has been causing oral diseases since before 1498, the year the first toothbrush to be made with bristles was patented. Brush Your Teeth is a 15th-century tooth cleaning instruction. Brush Your Teeth is a cleaning-only instruction.

Limitations of Brushing

Brush Your Teeth does not leave the whole mouth clean. Brush Your Teeth does not leave vulnerable-to-disease mouth surfaces protected from disease. Brush Your Teeth does not predictably prevent oral diseases.

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