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Babylonians and Egyptians cleaned their teeth with the frayed ends of twigs. The toothbrushes were found in Egyptian tombs. -
The Ancient Chinese people from the Tang dynasty designed the first toothbrush to have bristles. They were made using natural resources such as pig hair, bone and bamboo. The handle of it was made out of bamboo or bone. -
William Addis invented his own version of the toothbrush and sold it in Europe. Pig hair was attached to a special carved cow bone. -
Toothpaste was invented but it was not like the one used everyday in 2023. It was in a powder form, it contained soap, chalk, charcoal or betel nut. -
The toothbrush William Addis invented was further developed when three rows were added to it. -
Colgate released the first liquid toothpaste in a jar. Soap was added in with all the other ingredients. -
Colgate released the toothpaste in a tube as like people use today. -
A fluoride toothpaste was invented to help with decay. -
Wallace Carothers and his team of chemists created super-polymer which was afterwards called nylon -
The first electric toothbrush was made. -
Nylon bristles were later incorporated in the design of the toothbrush. -
Softer bristles were made available for toothbrushes. -
Ultrasonic electric toothbrushes use ultrasonic waves to clean the teeth more than the bristles of the brush head. To be classified as ultrasonic, the brush had to give off a wave of 20,000Hz or 2,400,000 movements per minute, considerably more than the very popular sonic technology. -
Now toothbrushes come in many different sizes, people even have the choice to have a manual or electronic. They are usually made from plastic with moulded grips and soft nylon bristles for brushes. Toothpaste also come in many different tubes and formulas.