{"id":4875,"date":"2023-09-19T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foramen.es\/uncategorized\/the-toothbrush\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:42:33","slug":"the-toothbrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foramen.es\/en\/hygiene-tips\/the-toothbrush\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the toothbrush"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered when the toothbrush<\/a> was invented? As is often the case with many everyday objects, their appearance was not instantaneous, but is due to an evolution that has taken thousands of years.<\/p>\n

People have known for a long time that they had to clean their teeth<\/strong>, so they have used whatever was available to them to do so, such as vegetables, which now seems very primitive.<\/p>\n

It all started with chewing twigs<\/h2>\n

If we look at historical records, we realize that already in Ancient Egypt and Babylon people took care of their teeth<\/strong>. In fact, around 3500 B.C., aromatic tree branches were used for this purpose.<\/p>\n

In Africa and India, neem and arak branches were used because they have antibacterial properties. They didn’t know why, but it kept their teeth from hurting.<\/p>\n

Where did the first toothbrush come from?<\/h2>\n

We have to wait a few thousand years and travel to the 7th century AD, to China, to see what a toothbrush similar to the one we have today would look like.<\/p>\n

It consisted of a handle made of bone or bamboo, to which boar hair bristles were attached. It was not the most comfortable brush, due to the hardness of the bristles, but it was used for centuries and was taken to Europe.<\/p>\n