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Most historians agree ancient Babylonians and Egyptians created the first 'toothbrushes' from frayed twigs between 3500-3000 B.C.
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The first bristle toothbrush resembling the modern one was found in China.
using pigs' hair for the bristles and bone or bamboo for the handles. -
William Addis designed the more modern toothbrush in England around 1780. he produced the first mass-produced toothbrush.
By 1840 toothbrushes were being mass-produced in Britain, France, Germany, and Japan. Pig bristles were used for cheaper toothbrushes and badger hair for the more expensive ones. -
The first patent for a toothbrush was granted to H.N. Wadsworth in 1857 in the United States.
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The first nylon bristle toothbrush made with nylon yarn went on sale on February 24, 1938.
In the United States, brushing teeth did not become routine until after World War II, when American soldiers had to clean their teeth daily. -
In 1954 Dr Phillippe-G Woog invented the ‘Broxodent’, the first usable electric toothbrush. Created in Switzerland.
The first electric toothbrush widely-used in the U.S. was invented in 1960.
Since then, a lot of different types of toothbrushes were invented to improve the quality of the brush and our teeth. -
At 2003 , there was a survey that asked people in USA - what is the invention that you use the most?
Most of the people answerd that the tooth brush is the invention that they can't live without. -
The modern-day toothbrush is typically made out of a plastic handle and nylon bristles. The modern day toothbrush handle comes in many varieties, including handles that are straight, angled or curved. Toothbrush heads also come in a variety of shapes and sizes for people of all ages and sizes
