The History of toothpaste

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TOOTHPAST

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Each day, usually twice

a day or several times,we use the toothpaste.Today, dental hygiene

is part of the normalroutine, but when

"debuted" the dental

hygiene?



THE TOOTHPASTE

It is believed that Egyptians used

toothpaste around 5000 BC, before the

invention of the toothbrush.

It says that Chinese and Indian populationused the first toothpaste (around 500 years

BC).



Toothpaste ingredients at the timewere still very different. Werecombined elements such as ox hoofashes, burned egg shells, pumicestone (all powdered).



Greeks and Romans opted for something

more abrasive, and their teeth paste

included (dust) crushed bones and

shells.

Romans added some more flavor to

combat bad breath and later they used

powdered charcoal and tree bark.Chinese were using various wild

substances, such as ginseng, mint and

salt.





Before 1850 "toothpastes" were used in

powder form.

After 1850 there were new toothpastesin paste form stored in a container. It

was called "cream dentifrice" or known

as " Dr. Sheffield̀ s Creme dentifrice “todayColgate.



THE EVOLUTIONOF DENTAL

HYGIENE, FROMCENTURY TO

CENTURY



I. 23-79 AD

During 23-79 AD, in the practice of

dental hygiene were included: goat milk (for a nice breath)

ash from the incineration of the head

of mice, rabbits, wolves, ox or goat

hooves.



collection of wolf bones and wearing them

(maybe in the form of necklace) was

considered a form of protection

against toothaches.

also for protecting the teeth of pain, was

used blood from a turtle, 3 times per year

in order to clean their mouth people usedwhite wine, others - old urine (especially

preserved).



II. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY

In 1780 the toothpaste record

debuted, when a formulacontaining burnt esh wasintroduced in dental washing.



Other toothpastes also contains:

dragons bloodcinnamon

burnt alum (double sulfate of a trivalent

metal and of a monovalent metal) All these ingredients were mixed and

then were ready to be used the next

day.



III. NINETEENTH CENTURY

Coal becomes the most popular ingredient in

cleaning teeth.

Juicy strawberries were considered a"natural" solution to prevent bad smell.



In 1855, it was a recipe

for appropriate

toothpaste as follows: 28.3 g myrrh (fine

powder), 2 tablespoons

of honey and a best pinch of sage green. All

were mixed and the

mixture was used every

night on the teeth.



IV. TWENTIETH CENTURY

"Cleaners" teeth such as mouthwash

and toothpaste have become more

popular. They often contain

chlorophyll to have a fresh colour,green.



The major concern of this century

occupied bleeding teeth andtoothache.

In 1915, the leaves of eucalyptus

(Southeast Asia) started to be used inmouthwash formulas.



The toothpaste from the 90 clearly

was different from ancient pasta. It

contained: sodiummonofluorophosphate, colour, flavor,

fluoride foam agents,etc.



In this century, herbal

toothpastes have increased

in popularity. Few herbal

toothpastes contain:peppermint oil, myrrh,

plant extract (strawberry

extract), special oils andcleaning agents.



V. XXI CENTURY

Currently, the toothpastepresents whitening and

brightness features and oersa pleasant breath after eery

wash.



"THE TOOTHPASTE FOR A

PERFECT SMILE?“

!he oldest toothpaste formula, 1,"00years before Colgate to become the

#rst brand $187%&, was found on apiece of dusty papyrus in the basementof a 'iennese museum. !he ancient(gyptians wrote the description of the

)powder that eeps teethwhite and perfect."



*ccording to the documentingredients for a perfect smile

were roc salt with mint,dry iris #ower and pepper.*ll these were used in e+ual

proportions, crushed andmied. !he result was a paste)little spicier).



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