{"id":849,"date":"2017-07-28T12:12:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T00:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/oral-health-wellbeing\/3-things-you-didnt-know-about-your-toothbrush\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T16:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T04:25:06","slug":"3-things-you-didnt-know-about-your-toothbrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/3-things-you-didnt-know-about-your-toothbrush\/","title":{"rendered":"3 things you didn&#8217;t know about your toothbrush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id='pk-id' value='6055945' \/><\/p>\n<p>Your toothbrush is pretty ordinary, right?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, if that&#39;s what you&#39;ve always thought, you&#39;d be wrong! Toothbrushes are the champions of dental health, helping to keep our teeth clean and healthy for a lifetime. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/dental-technology\/toothbrushes-through-the-ages\/\">they&#39;re also very interesting<\/a> &#8211; and we&#39;re not just saying that because we&#39;re dentists!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some interesting things you probably didn&#39;t know about your toothbrush.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pullQuoteWrapper\" style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; width: 25%; float: left; margin: 10px;\">\n<p class=\"pullQuote\" style=\"font-size: 1.4em!important; margin: 0!important; width: 100%!important; font-style: italic!important; \"><i>The nylon-bristled toothbrush as we know it today was only invented in 1938. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>1. Toothbrushes are 5,000 years old<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, not your&#39;s obviously. But people have been using toothbrushes for thousands of years. The earliest version was a twig that was frayed at the end and used to scrub food from peoples teeth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, this design became more sophisticated and handles were crafted from bone or wood, while boar bristles were used for the head. Despite all these years of development, the nylon-bristled toothbrush as we know it today was only invented in 1938.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The first mass-produced toothbrush was invented in an English prison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A man named William Addis was thrown into prison around 1780. According to the American Dental Association, the story goes that while in prison he decided to come up with a better solution to cleaning his teeth than just rubbing them with a rag. He took an animal bone from dinner and glued some bristles onto the end &#8211; voila! A toothbrush.<\/p>\n<p>When he was released from prison, Addis started making the toothbrushes commercially in London. They quickly caught on and became a staple product, making Addis a good profit!<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImageWrapper\" style=\"padding-right: 3px; float: left; margin: 10px !important; width: 100% !important; height: auto !important;\">\n<figure style=\"margin: 0px!important; font-style: italic!important;\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toothbrushes have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. \" class=\"inlineImage\" height=\"auto\" id=\"14108888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/x_0_0_0_14108888_800.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><figurecaption>Toothbrushes have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. <\/figurecaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>3. Manual toothbrushes can clean just as well as electric<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it comes down to it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/oral-health-wellbeing\/the-pros-and-cons-of-manual-and-electric-toothbrushes\/\">manual and electric toothbrushes essentially do the same job<\/a>. However, with a manual toothbrush you need to take extra care to use it properly. That means brushing for the recommended length of time &#8211; two minutes &#8211; and scrubbing all the surfaces. An electric toothbrush takes the hard work out of brushing and tends to do a more thorough job.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, the moral of the story is, yes, manual toothbrushes can clean just as well as electric, but you will need to pay more attention to your technique! If you&#39;re in any doubt, go electric.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here at City Dentists, we&#39;re not just toothbrush fanatics, we&#39;re experts on everything to do with dental health. 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