HISTORY OF THE BRUSH TEETH

BRANCHES OF THE TREE

The first toothbrush in recorded history was in 3000 BC. At, this time the branch plants - some plants are used to clean teeth. It is practiced by the ancient Romans and Greeks. They chew a stick with a size of about - about the tip of a pencil until soft, then use it to brush your teeth. The twigs are used carefully selected - the heart, and are selected based on its aroma. Twig - branch earlier than clean scent also gives freshness to the mouth.

In the years 570-632 AD, the Prophet Muhammad mempeopori usefulness Siwak twig or tree roots to clean teeth. In addition india people use different types of twigs they call daatun, beech mahoghany woods. The first paper that contains about toothbrushes is derived from the literature of China in 1600 BC.

FIRST USE BONE

Uniquely, the shape of a toothbrush that is like now it was invented by a prisoner! William Addis, the man from English is arrested for the cause of the riots. When he felt that the form of prison toothbrush used was coarse cloth that has been spread salt and carbolic acid on the teeth, can still be developed.

He then looked for a small bone and make a hole in the middle. Some coarse feathers tied widened last one put in the hole and let the glue. William manufacture of this invention on a large toothbrush - the amount in 1780, and very salable in the community.

However, a patent for the first time toothbrushes are owned by HN Wadsworht in 1852 in America. Creation toothbrush is also made of bones a hole and using sea urchins. Unfortunately this is not a fur coat is perfect because it contains bacteria, difficult to dry and easily dislodged.

Although the existing practice of brushing teeth from ancient times but the habit was considered important in the new World War II. At that time soldiers must brush your teeth, and continue this habit when I go home to their families.

PLASTIC AND NYLON

In 1937 nylon was invented by Wallace H. Carothers at Du Pont Laboteries, Nemour America. Nilaon invention is directly trigger a change of materials used to be a toothbrush in 1938. The handle was replaced with plstik bones which were found several years earlier.

In 1959 at the American Dental Association, a company called Bristol-Myers Company introduces The Broxodent, the first electric toothbrush. Since then, the development of increasingly rapid elektrikpun toothbrush. Some of them are General Electric company that makes an electric toothbrush with rechargeable batteries in 1961.