Introduction To The Development History Of Toothbrush

Human ancestors have long rinsed their mouths and brushed their teeth. One of the earliest tools for cleaning the mouth was found in the tomb of a king in the Sumerian city of Ur in 3000 BC. In ancient Greece and Rome, people used animal ashes as dental powder to clean their mouths, and some primitive tribes used charcoal, salt water, fine sand, and twigs to clean their teeth. One end is crushed to make a brush, which is used to clean between teeth and brush teeth. Called Miswak, it is a natural toothbrush. According to scientists, the branch contains fluorine and saponin, which can prevent tooth decay and has pain-killing effects.

The Chinese people learned the importance of taking care of their teeth more than 2,000 years ago. "Shiji · Canggong Zhuan" approved the cause of dental caries is "eating without gargling". In the Book of Rites, "When a chicken begins to crow, he coughs out his household duties" shows that people have developed the habit of gargling their mouths. The ancients cleaned their mouths and teeth with fingers and willow branches. In the Dunhuang fresco "Laudu Forked Head Holy Picture", there is a monk squatting on the ground, holding a mouthwash bottle in his left hand and wiping his front teeth with his right middle finger. The Yuan Dynasty officially has the word "toothbrush", the cloud in Guo Yu's poem: "South Island toothbrush send day, to remove dirt and polyester aggravation a gold value." And Chinese herbal medicine developed into the scrubbing teeth brushing powder.

According to American records, the Chinese emperor invented the toothbrush in 1498, just as a new century was poised over the horizon. The year 1498 was the 11th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, under the reign of Emperor Xiaozong. That is to say, it was Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty who invented the toothbrush. The toothbrush is made of bristles set into bones. Once the toothbrush was invented, it spread to Europe after a long journey and became very popular there.