{"id":65,"date":"2016-06-24T23:06:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T23:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cerecuse.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2016-06-24T23:06:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T23:06:56","slug":"syracuse-dentist-tells-history-of-toothbrushes-and-paste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cerecuse.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/24\/syracuse-dentist-tells-history-of-toothbrushes-and-paste\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse dentist tells history of toothbrushes and paste"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You pick them up twice a day, everyday, 365 days a year. They have a prominent, but modest place in your home. You, and millions of Americans like you, purchase billions of dollars worth of these items yearly. We\u2019re talking about toothbrushes and toothpaste, mainstays of oral hygiene for young and old. Your Syracuse dentists–Drs. Craybas, Crumb and Giarrusso<\/a>, at Creative Dental Concepts– explored the history of toothbrushes and toothpaste and thought you would enjoy knowing it.<\/p>\n

The history of toothbrushes goes \u2018way back<\/h3>\n

As with many modern tools and conveniences, the history of toothbrushes goes back to some inventive ancient peoples. Babylonians, Chinese and Egyptians all left evidences of their toothbrushes. Their versions, with wood handles and natural bristles, date back to the days before Christ. Over the centuries, other peoples, including Europeans, added their modifications, all aimed at keeping teeth and gums clean and breath fresh.<\/p>\n

The modern manual toothbrush came onto the scene in England in 1780. Synthetic bristles and handles did not materialize until the 1930s as DuPont invented and patented the revolutionary material called nylon.<\/p>\n

The handheld toothbrush morphed into an electric model in 1939 and became so popular that a 1960\u2019s version was included in the time capsule buried at the 1964 New York World\u2019s Fair. According to the New York Times, sale of electric toothbrushes is the fastest growing segment of the oral health care industry today.<\/p>\n

So does the history of toothpaste<\/h3>\n

Surprise, surprise–toothpaste originated with Egyptians and Romans, too, as people wanted to add something to their brushes to keep their mouths healthy and their breath fresh. Some millennia BC, innovative Egyptians formulated rudimentary toothpaste.<\/p>\n

As time went on, people explored ingredients that added abrasiveness and flavor to their dental preparations, including:<\/p>\n