When were toothbrushes invented?

Answer 1

The toothbrush as we know it today was not invented until 1938. However, early forms of the toothbrush have been in existence since 3000 BC. Ancient civilizations used a "chew stick," which was a thin twig with a frayed end. These 'chew sticks' were rubbed against the teeth.

The bristle toothbrush, similar to the type used today, was not invented until 1498 in China. The bristles were actually the stiff, coarse hairs taken from the back of a hog's neck and attached to handles made of bone or bamboo.

Boar bristles were used until 1938, when nylon bristles were introduced by Dupont de Nemours. The first nylon toothbrush was called Doctor West's Miracle Toothbrush. Later, Americans were influenced by the disciplined hygiene habits of soldiers from World War II. They became increasingly concerned with the practice of good oral hygiene and quickly adopted the nylon toothbrush. I got this from http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/tooth.html
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Tooth brushing has been around for thousands of years. The Babylonians were using "chewingsticks" as early as 3500 BC. The first true bristled toothbrush began in China around 1600 AD. Modern toothbrushes began in England around in 1780 with carved handles and natural bristles placed in bored holes and kept in place by a thin wire. By the early 1800's bristled toothbrushes were in use and in 1857 H.N. Wadsworth got the first patent for an American toothbrush. Nylon was first used for bristles by 1938 and in 1939 electric toothbrushes are sold, but the wide use of brushing teeth wasn't until after WW2 when the army enforced the habit with the men in their ranks.
i was told the toothbrush was invented in the year 1498 after a scarcity of leaves used for mouth cleansing,at that time.

Answer 2

Before history was recorded chewsticks, tree twigs, bird feathers, animal bones and porcupine quills were recovered from excavations and were found to be used as implements in oral hygiene. The first toothbrush to resemble the one we use today was invented in China in the 1400's and was made of stiff hairs from a hog's neck and was attached to a bamboo stick.

Answer 3

An electric toothbrush is a genuinely late advancement in dental innovation which makes utilization of electric energy to move the leader of the brush in a swaying example. "The primary electric toothbrush was concocted in Switzerland in 1954 by Dr Philippe-Guy Woog. Despite the fact that items which were called 'electric toothbrushes' before this, they didn't work in the way that advanced electric toothbrushes work.

Answer 4

It has been developed in different place in and time with new technology such 1954 in Switzerland after then1960 in america. But we need advance technology with better one which can clean our teeth.

I am agree with electric toothbrush as you can get top 5 best electric toothbrush.

Answer 5

The electric toothbrush was made in 1960 under the name of Broxedent. The toothbrush has been around since 1780.

Answer 6

The Broxodent was the first electric toothbrush invented in Switzerland in 1954. It can do bristle rotations and oscillations using a motor.

Answer 7

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