History Brush Teeth

Toothbrush is a tool to clean your teeth with a small brush shaped handle. Commonly added to toothpaste toothbrush before brushing your teeth. Toothbrush of many kinds, from the fine to coarse fur, a small to large, and various design handles. Most dentists recommend using a soft brush though less fluffy toothbrush effectively cleans between teeth for hard-bristled toothbrushes can damage enamel and gums hurt.

According to the dentist, brushing teeth done at least twice a day ie morning after breakfast and before bedtime. Brushing teeth is also advisable to use a toothpaste that helps clean teeth clean and fragrant. A result of infrequent toothbrushing is the plaque on the teeth resulting from the accumulation of debris on the teeth. Dental plaque can cause cavities if left unchecked can make your teeth ache. In addition to plaque and cavities, lack of brushing can also lead to bad breath is not pleasant to be shunned by friends around.

History

Estimated toothbrush has been around since 3500 BC by the Babylonians and Egyptians. Based on the findings of this history, toothbrushes declared as one of the oldest instruments still used by humans until now. Babylonians and Egyptians used chewingstick (chewing sticks) as a toothbrush. This chewing sticks of wood they take from the plant Salvadora persica or that we are familiar with miswak. This plant is believed to be medicinal and antiseptic ability. The trick is by biting one end of the stick so that over time the wood fibers to form like toothbrush bristles. They rub the teeth using wood sticks. They also sharpened wooden tip to clean between the teeth.

Siwak use continues even in the Arab civilization to the present, and its use spread to other countries participate, especially in the Islamic Golden Age during which science is growing rapidly, including in the field kesehatan.Dari Arab civilization, history continues to China, where the Chinese began to develop a brush teeth in a more modern form. They are regarded as the inventor of the toothbrush with the shape as we see today. In the 15th century, the Chinese use the fur of the Siberian wild boar, and then attach the bamboo sticks. The tool then they use modern crate manual toothbrush today.

This toothbrush from China and brought to Europe. Because boar bristles have shortcomings such as its texture is too rough for gum, some people began to modify by replacing it using a feather found on the back of a horse that is more gentle on teeth and gums. However, using a toothbrush bristle boar still more widely used because horses are very valuable animals of the era.

In Europe alone there are also other alternative ways to clean your teeth, that is by the Greeks. They use linen cloth or sponge soaked in oil sulfur and salt solution. Sometimes the fabric is attached to a stick to help reach the back teeth. Although there are two ways to clean your teeth, most Europeans when it still has no teeth brushing activities in his life. Around 1780, the first modern toothbrush was made by William Addis of Clerkenald, England. The idea of ​​making Addis toothbrush obtained when he was in prison. He made a toothbrush to clean their teeth using bone from his dinner, and then combine it with a bristle brush guards that he borrowed from custody.

These findings are much better than the cloth that was given soot and salt when it is used to clean teeth. Addis After his release, he became the first mass-produced toothbrush. At that time, he made use of mass toothbrushes horses tied to the cow bone. During the first world war, the need to make bone soup is more important than to make toothbrush handles. So, was found the first tooth brush handles are made of plastic. The handle of the toothbrush is made of plastic and the best choice for the manufacture of toothbrushes.

Use bristle brushes of animal hair still continue to be used until 1937. Until the end,'' Wallace H. Carohers'' creates nylon bristle at Du Pont laboratories. This last discovery changed history forever toothbrush. In 1938, nylon became one marks the start of the modern era, ranging from the creation of nylon stockings to the creation of'' Dr. West's Miracle-Tuft Toothbrush'', the first toothbrush made of nylon.

Nylon fiber seems to be the best option to replace the brush bristles from animals because it has many advantages such as, texture coat more manageable and cheaper production costs. Toothbrush company also found that the shape of this nylon bristle brush shapes and sizes can be adjusted in diameter to produce better brushing performance. However, nylon has disadvantages compared with boar bristles that it is more difficult to dry so easily covered with bacteria. Although nylon continues to dominate the market today toothbrush, tooth brush with boar bristles was also still marketed with the percentage of 10 per cent are sold all over the world.

After the Second World War, Americans began to be more concerned about the health of the oral cavity. Regular brushing with increasingly popular after the soldiers returned home with a habit of brushing gigi.Kebiasaan discipline is also encouraging the development of further toothbrushes and oral hygiene helps to raise the issue to the forefront. Currently, there are more than 3,000 patents worldwide toothbrush, the brand, the design, and the colors of the infinite creation. The company now also offers a toothbrush made specifically to meet the needs of each patient. Ranging from design bristle brush, texture, size of the brush head, until an alternative use of an electric toothbrush.