Brush ~ teeth ~ brush teeth ~ brush open the history of dental health it!

No matter in ancient or modern times, dental health is a very important topic, after all, without teeth, you can not eat ah! Since it's so important, did people in ancient times brush their teeth to take care of them?

The earliest brushing - Chew Stick

According to the chronicles, the ancient Egyptians may have been the first to start brushing their teeth. In 3,000-5,000 BC, the ancient Egyptians first developed a tool to clean their dentures, the "Chew Stick". The Chew Stick is a thin twig that wears down the fibers at the end to form bristles similar to those of a modern toothbrush, which can be used to clean deep into the crevices of the teeth.

Dogs use the end of a chewed loose log to clean their teeth.Pexels

The Chinese Tang dynasty medical book "Wai Tai Secret Essentials" also has a chronicle of the method of wiping the teeth: "Every morning, the willow branch bites the head of the soft, point to take the medicine to wipe the teeth, fragrant and glossy." It means that one end of the willow branch will be softened with teeth, then dipped in a little powder, used to brush teeth, which is similar to the ancient Egyptian "chewing stick".

But biting branches all the time is not a solution, so the invention of the toothbrush.

Was the toothbrush invented by the Chinese?

According to the American Dental Association, the hard-bristled toothbrush used today was invented by Emperor Ming Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. The bristles were made from the back of a wild boar's neck, attached to a handle made of bone or bamboo, and then the toothbrush was imported to Europe through trade, where it was sold at such a high price that only the aristocracy could use it.

The toothbrush is said to have been used by Napoleon. Figure / ***

Toothbrushes were mostly made with the hard bristles from the back of a boar's neck until 1938, when Dupont de Nemours introduced nylon bristles, and before that, people in Europe and the United States were generally not in the habit of brushing their teeth. Later, U.S. soldiers in World War II, was mandatory to brush their teeth, only more and more attention to good oral health habits, nylon toothbrushes and brushing habits began to be popularized in Europe and the United States.

With the toothbrush appeared toothpaste

The earliest began to brush the teeth of the ancient Egyptians, not only invented a toothbrush, but also made a similar toothpaste "toothpaste", the use of toothpowder is the powder with water into a paste, and then put on the teeth, with a finger or a brush to grind the teeth. They used powdered egg shells as an 'abrasive' to remove debris from the teeth.

Eggshells, whose main ingredient is calcium carbonate, are also commonly used as an abrasive ingredient in today's toothpastes. ***

Around the 1st century CE, the Romans used oyster shells as an abrasive and added charcoal or bark to toothpowder to improve bad breath, and there are records of various herbs being used as toothpowder in China.

Until the Industrial Revolution, these abrasive-based powders, supplemented by various seasonings, were the dominant dental cleaning products. After the Industrial Revolution, people began to add soap and glycerin to toothpowder as "surfactants" and "moisturizers", and toothpowder was gradually transformed from a powder into a paste, and finally, in the late 19th century, this paste was put into a strip of tubes, which became the toothpaste that we commonly see nowadays.

Miraculously, toothbrushes and toothpaste have been paired since ancient Egyptian times, so why would a toothbrush be paired with toothpaste? Can't you just brush your teeth?

Why toothpaste?

The food waste that humans consume becomes the main source of energy for Streptococcus pyogenes, which secretes proteins to stick itself to the teeth and produce plaque, and other types of Streptococcus pyogenes in the mouth, which is also the main cause of tooth decay.

The most important function of the bristles of a toothbrush is to remove tartar from the surface and clean food debris from the teeth, reducing the living space for streptococci, while toothpaste has an auxiliary function.

The main components of toothpaste include abrasives, surfactants and moisturizers, of which abrasives account for 50% of the total composition of the toothpaste, for the particles do not dissolve in water, and then through the characteristics of the surfactants will be foam, so that the abrasive evenly distributed in the oral cavity to help reduce plaque and plaque generation, and moisturizers are usually glycerin, sorbitol, or xylitol, the main to avoid drying of toothpaste into tooth powder. The main purpose of the moisturizer is to prevent the toothpaste from drying out and turning into toothpaste.

These ingredients are not the only ones in toothpaste, the Tang Dynasty used willow branches dipped in powder to have anti-inflammatory, deodorant effect. 1914, toothpaste began to add fluoride, for the prevention of tooth decay has significant results, modern toothpaste to add a variety of formulas, in addition to the original cleaning of food debris and the prevention of bacterial growth, and then more than a fresh breath and whitening of the teeth effect.

At one time, toothpaste was just a toothbrush for cleaning assistance, but now with the ever-changing technology toothpaste more and more types of toothpaste, modern toothpaste from the ingredients to improve try to add a new formula, such as adding propolis to the toothpaste, or different salts, such as powdered crystal salt or bamboo salt as one of the ingredients.

Today's major brands of toothpaste formulas, the main ingredient in the abrasive or moisturizing agent on the difference is not much, the effect of cleaning teeth is also similar. But in terms of additives, the major manufacturers can be said to be very different, these additives can usually change the taste of the toothpaste, to keep your breath fresh, or have a specific effect, such as fluoride can prevent tooth decay, potassium nitrate can block the nerve, reduce tooth sensitivity; and brushing teeth teeth have been thousands of years of history, there are manufacturers of these ancient literature from the discovery of tooth cleaning recipe, will be the thousand years of tradition with a new posture into the modern toothpaste, after researching The secret formula that has been recreated is also more in line with the needs of modern people.

The origin of the bamboo salt toothpaste is that in the late 1980s, the LG Lifestyle Oral Products Research Institute received a phone call from the abbot of the Kaiyansa Temple, who told them about the method of manufacturing bamboo salt in the Kaiyansa Temple's collection, which is made by using the bamboos of the Jiyi Mountain to contain sea salt and then covering it with yellow soil, placing it in a kiln at more than 1,000 degrees Celsius and baking it for nine times, and the LG Lifestyle Oral Products Research Institute attempted to research it. In 1992, LG Lifestyle Oral Products Research Institute finally launched the world's first toothpaste containing bamboo salt, giving a new life to the thousand-year-old traditional bamboo salt formula. Bamboo salt toothpaste has been certified by the World Dental Association since its launch and is still popular in Korea.

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LG Bamboo Salt Gingival Toothpaste is designed to prevent gum problems, resist acid erosion, and help promote gum tissue tightening, suitable for you to focus on gum health, along with the correct brushing habits can help to remove the dental plaque, strengthen the oral health of the teeth and gums, and through the re-mineralization of the repair of enamel damage.　　

LG Bamboo Salt Gingival White Toothpaste with Pearl Powder is suitable for those who care about the whiteness of their teeth. With proper brushing habits, it can help to remove colored stains such as tobacco, tea, and tooth stains, and reduce tartar adhesion to help restore the natural whiteness of your teeth and show the natural luster of your teeth.　　

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