School of Stomatology, NorthWest University 229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R.China.
J Hist Dent. 2024 Summer/Fall;72(2):162-164. doi: 10.58929/jhd.2024.072.02.162.
China has been recognized as an important birthplace of dentistry in the world. The bone toothbrush from ash pits in the museum of the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine confirms that the Chinese had the awareness of cleaning their teeth and the tools to do for over 1000 years. These findings help to promotes the study of the historical development of dentistry in China.
中国被公认为世界上重要的牙科发源地之一。成都中医药大学博物馆中灰坑出土的骨牙刷证实,中国人在 1000 多年前就已经有了清洁牙齿的意识和工具。这些发现有助于推动中国牙科历史发展的研究。