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First form of toothpaste was created by the Egyptians in 4 A.D. Crushed rock salt, mint, dried iris flowers and peppers and mixed it into a cleaning powder.
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Around 600 A.D., human skulls have shown attempts of placing carves shells to replace teeth.
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Around the 1770s dental braces and orthodontic braces started appearing in medical books and journals.
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In 1780 people used a powder to brush their teeth made out of burnt bread.
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The first documentated dental implant was recorded, but it had a very low success rate.
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The first wire cribs were invented. Wire cribs are the first form of braces.
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A dentist added soap to toothpaste to improve the cleanliness.
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In 1843 the first techinque of using gum elastics to correct jaw alignment.
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In 1850 the gum elastics were cut into smaller places so they could fit in the mouth comfortably.
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In 1878 the first comercially, nice smelling toothpaste was created by Colgate. it was sold in a jar.
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In 1914 flouride was added to toothpaste because it decreases the amount of dental cavities.
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Put a titanium chamber in the bone and the bone fuses with the titanium. It became very popular.
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In 1966 the " Blade Implant", also know as the endosseous implant. It made a groove in alveolar bone and placed the implant in the bone. This method is no longer used today.
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In 1968 the transosseuos implant was presented by Dr. Small. This implant worked by making the implant from underneath the chin. This procedure is no longer used it today.
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The creation of dental adhesive held the brackets to the teeth. The practice of invisible braces started.
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In 1975 different herbal toothpaste became available to clean your teeth without flouride. Ingredients include peppermint oil, myrrh and plant extracts.
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In 1980 a tampered implant became available. It had a wedging effect into the bone. This way cells died and few months after causing the implant to fallout.
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In 1987 edible toothpaste was created. It was created for children learning to brush there teeth. But it was actually created by NASA for astronauts so they did not have to spit into zero gravity.
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In 1989 first toothpaste was created that actually whitens your teeth.
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Finally in 1997 the technique was finally discovered.