Toothbrushing: Toothbrushing is the act of scrubbing teeth with a toothbrush equipped with toothpaste. That is the dictionary definition.
It is also the mechanical removal of micro-organisms from the tooth surface, using a brush and toothpaste.
Toothbrushing forms a very important part of our daily Oral Hygiene routine.
And since today is Friday, I thought I'd write today's Blogpost as a fun history lesson...
So -welcome to class.
HISTORY
As long ago as 3000 B.C., the ancient Egyptians constructed crude toothbrushes from twigs and leaves to clean their teeth. Similarly, other cultures such as the Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Indians cleaned their teeth with twigs. Some would fray one end of the twig so that it could penetrate between the teeth more effectively.
The modern toothbrush was developed in England in 1780.
While languishing in jail, William Addis decided to drill holes into a sheep's tibia, and pulled the bristles of boar hair through this bone. So picture the handle as the sheep's bone and the brush portion as made from swine bristles.
In 1844, the first 3-row bristle brush was designed.
Natural bristles were the only source of bristles until Du Pont invented nylon. The invention of nylon started the development of the truly modern toothbrush in 1938, and by the 1950s softer nylon bristles were being made, as people preferred these. The first electric toothbrush was made in 1939 and the first electric toothbrush in the US was the Broxodent in 1960.
Today, both manual and electric toothbrushes come in many shapes and sizes and are typically made of plastic molded handles and nylon bristles.
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