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by AussieWog93 1711 days ago
>Don't worry!

Thank God for that!

>My (naive) belief is that people associated the procedure with good health but weren't able to explain why it works.

Also a naive assumption, but I suspect our ancestors understood completely that bad dental hygiene lead to both unpleasant smells and toothache. People are very good at avoiding both disgusting stimuli and pain!