When was the toothbrush created?

Answer 1

A variety of oral hygiene measures have been used since before recorded history. This has been verified by various excavations done all over the world, in which toothpicks, chewsticks, tree twigs, linen strips, birds' feathers, animal bones and porcupine quills were recovered. The first toothbrush is believed to have been invented in China. In the Muslim world, the miswak or siwak made from a twig or root with antiseptic properties is widely used. Rubbing baking soda or chalk against the teeth was also common.

William Addis, England, is credited with creating the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780.

The first patent for a toothbrush was by H. N. Wadsworth in 1850 in the United States, but mass production of the product in America only started in 1885. The rather advanced design had a bone handle with holes bored into it for the Siberian Boar hair bristles. (Boar wasn't an ideal material; it retained bacteria, it didn't dry well, and the bristles would often fall out of the brush).

It wasn't until World War II that the concept of brushing teeth really caught on in the U.S., in part due to the fact that it was part of American soldiers' regular daily duty to clean their teeth. It was a practice that they brought back to their home life after the conclusion of the war.

Natural bristles (from animal hair) were replaced by synthetic materials, usually nylon, by DuPont in 1938. The first nylon bristle toothbrush, made with nylon yarn, went on sale on February 24, 1938.

The first electric toothbrush, the Broxodent, was introduced by Squibb Pharmaceutical at the centennial of the American Dental Association in 1959.

In January 2003, the toothbrush was selected as the number one invention Americans could not live without, beating out the automobile, computer, cell phone, and microwave, according to the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index

Answer 2

William Addis, England, is credited with creating the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780.

The first patent for a toothbrush was by H. N. Wadsworth in 1850 in the United States, but mass production of the product in America only started in 1885. The rather advanced design had a bone handle with holes bored into it for the Siberian Boar hair bristles. (Boar wasn't an ideal material; it retained bacteria, it didn't dry well, and the bristles would often fall out of the brush).

Answer 3

William Addis, England, is credited with creating the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780.

Answer 4

The early history and evolution of the toothbrush has its origin in the "chewingsticks" used by the Babylonians as early as 3500 BC. Ancient Greek and Roman literature even discusses primitive toothpicks that were chewed on to help clean the teeth and mouth.

Answer 5

The first modern toothbrush was created in 1938. That's all i know...

Answer 6

Arabs and Chinese had the toothbrush in prehistoric times.

Answer 7

In the days of cave men - but back then they just called them sticks...

Answer 8

I do not know when... I almost think some people do not know one has been invented! Or they just don't understand how to use one!!

Answer 9

Go to http://www.auburn.edu/~perduer/historybrush.htm it'll tell you