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The first nylon bristle toothbrush made with nylon yarn went on sale on February 24, 1938. The first electric toothbrush, the Broxodent, was invented in Switzerland in 1954. [26] By the turn of the 21st century nylon had come to be widely used for the bristles and the handles were usually molded from thermoplastic materials. [6]
William Addis (1734–1808) was an English entrepreneur believed to have produced the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780. [1] [2] Addis was born in 1734 in England, most likely in Clerkenwell, [note 1] London. [3] In 1770, Addis was imprisoned in Newgate prison for causing a riot in Spitalfields. [4]
By 1949, he discovered a new way to make a toothbrush that used hundreds of small filaments of nylon to be both strong and gentle on the gums. [5] Hutson was issued a design patent on October 24, 1950, for the design of the toothbrush [6] and subsequently gained a full patent in 1958. [7] Hutson sold the brush business in the 1960s. [5]
A man brushing his teeth while looking in a mirror. Tooth brushing is the act of scrubbing teeth with a toothbrush equipped with toothpaste.Interdental cleaning (with floss or an interdental brush) can be useful with tooth brushing, and together these two activities are the primary means of cleaning teeth, one of the main aspects of oral hygiene. [1]
Toothbrush memorial in the Bad Tennstedt marketplace. Hellwig was born in Kölleda, Thuringia, in a parish household. His father Caspar was a deacon in the Lutheran church, married to Sibylla, daughter of Otto Willibald Hoffmann (1600–1666). Both parents were from Kindelbrück and were supported by the nobles of Werthern. His older brothers ...
The toothbrush has the features we’d expect of a high-powered electric toothbrush, including a two-minute timer and multiple brush speeds — the real luxury is in the flossing capabilities ...
Golf tee patent, granted December 12, 1899. George Franklin Grant (September 15, 1846 – August 21, 1910) was the first African-American professor at Harvard.He was also a Boston dentist, and an inventor of an early composite golf tee made from wood and natural rubber (specifically, gutta-percha) tubing.
Oral-B toothbrushes and floss. Oral-B is an American brand of oral hygiene products, including toothpastes, toothbrushes, electric toothbrushes, and mouthwashes. The brand has been in business since the invention of the Hutson toothbrush in 1950 and in Redwood City, California. [1] [2] [3] [4]