Dental Hygiene, an Ancient Practice - The History of the Toothbrush

Written by Rebecca Blain


By Rebecca Blain of http://www.everything-teeth.com

One ofrepparttar most asked questions by adults and children isrepparttar 115048 origin ofrepparttar 115049 toothbrush. There are several schools of thought on whenrepparttar 115050 real toothbrush was created, but you need to look far intorepparttar 115051 past forrepparttar 115052 first evidences of oral hygiene.

The Chinese were believed to createrepparttar 115053 first real toothbrush, or a device that was used to clean teeth, but it was much different thanrepparttar 115054 ones that we are used to today. These first toothbrushes, crafted inrepparttar 115055 1400s, did not use nylon for bristles, or plastic forrepparttar 115056 handles. They were crafted from bamboo, one ofrepparttar 115057 most common plants from that area. The bamboo formedrepparttar 115058 handle for people to hold on to. Attached to this handle was a set of bristles, which were crafted fromrepparttar 115059 tough hair ofrepparttar 115060 Siberian wild boar. The hairs used came fromrepparttar 115061 back ofrepparttar 115062 neck of this animal. This isrepparttar 115063 toothbrush associated with having beenrepparttar 115064 ancestor ofrepparttar 115065 one that we use today.

However, there is evidence that there was another form ofrepparttar 115066 toothbrush dating up to 3000 years beforerepparttar 115067 birth of Christ. Due to this,repparttar 115068 history ofrepparttar 115069 toothbrush proves that this device is one ofrepparttar 115070 oldest still used by man, only truly outdated byrepparttar 115071 wheel. This form ofrepparttar 115072 toothbrush was found within pyramids ofrepparttar 115073 Egyptians. These toothbrushes were crafted from a stick. Unlikerepparttar 115074 Chinese version ofrepparttar 115075 toothbrush,repparttar 115076 end ofrepparttar 115077 stick was flayed so thatrepparttar 115078 fibers ofrepparttar 115079 wood were more soft. This stick was then rubbed againstrepparttar 115080 teeth to serve as a form of oral hygiene. This form ofrepparttar 115081 toothbrush did not become far spread asrepparttar 115082 Chinese version.

The Chinese version ofrepparttar 115083 toothbrush spread to Europe, whererepparttar 115084 Siberian wild boar tookrepparttar 115085 brunt ofrepparttar 115086 growing popularity ofrepparttar 115087 invention. The only downside torepparttar 115088 hairs ofrepparttar 115089 Siberian wild boar wasrepparttar 115090 fact that it was very rough onrepparttar 115091 gums. On account of this, some people began to userepparttar 115092 hairs found onrepparttar 115093 backs of horses to craftrepparttar 115094 bristles on their brushes, as this was much easier on their gums and teeth. Despiterepparttar 115095 added softness ofrepparttar 115096 horse hair bristles,repparttar 115097 boar hairs were more commonly used, as horses were too valuable to Europeans during this period of time.

The boar hair toothbrush continued to be used untilrepparttar 115098 early 1900s. In 1937, nylon was created inrepparttar 115099 Du Pont laboratories by Wallace H. Carothers. This invention forever changedrepparttar 115100 history ofrepparttar 115101 toothbrush, as well as every other device that required a fibrous material, including ropes. In 1938, Nylon becamerepparttar 115102 sign of modernization, fromrepparttar 115103 creation of nylon stockings to Dr. West's first nylon toothbrush. This brush was called Dr. West's Miracle Toothbrush. Even with this breakthrough inrepparttar 115104 toothbrush, it wasn't until World War II that Americans began to take oral hygiene more seriously. This was a direct result ofrepparttar 115105 war. This influence spurred onrepparttar 115106 development of better toothbrushes.

Toothpaste & Whiteners

Another aspect of toothbrush history that should be taken into account is toothpaste and other whiteners. These are usually used withrepparttar 115107 toothbrush in order to make certain thatrepparttar 115108 teeth and breath were acceptable. The concept of toothpaste and mouth washes is pretty old - almost as old asrepparttar 115109 Egyptians toothbrush. The earliest known toothpaste was created byrepparttar 115110 Egyptians. It was said to contain a drachma of rock salt, two drachmas of mint, one drachma of dried iris flowers and 20 grains of pepper. This was then crushed and mixed together to form a powder. When mixed with saliva and applied torepparttar 115111 teeth, it would help whiten and clean your teeth. When experimented with by an Australian dentist,repparttar 115112 mixture worked far better than anything else created untilrepparttar 115113 twenty first century. The only downside wasrepparttar 115114 fact that it caused his gums to bleed.

Nutrition and Your Dog's Behavior

Written by Jeanne Perciaccanto


Nutrition and Your Dog’s Behavior

Proper nutrition isrepparttar fundamental basis for every aspect of your dog’s life. It affects their health and longevity by offering an essential balance of proteins, fats, complex carbohydrates andrepparttar 115047 trace nutrients and minerals their bodies need for growth, repair and maintains of sound immune system.

Nutrition is a complex and integral part of your dog’s ability to think clearly, lower stress levels and a produce a calmer behavior. Thinking takes a lot of energy. Dogs involved in a training program, expend tremendous mental energy focusing onrepparttar 115048 tasks presented to them. If your dog starts with minimal nutrition, they become lethargic, edgy or hyper active when asked to performrepparttar 115049 simplest of tasks. They cannot focus and loss concentration after a short period of time or become confused. Ifrepparttar 115050 dog is continually asked to do something they cannot comprehend, confusion can lead to an aggressive form of acting out.

In training dogs,repparttar 115051 first thing I look at isrepparttar 115052 dog’s diet. I work fromrepparttar 115053 inside out. Training becomes ineffective ifrepparttar 115054 underlying causes forrepparttar 115055 behaviors are not changed. Hyper, unfocused and out of control dogs often are eating foods with high levels of cereal foods such as wheat, corn, and corn meal. Aggressive dogs eat food containing higher levels of incomplete protein which do not digest well. Shy and stressed dogs do not digest their foods well at all and often suffer from intestinal complications such as diarrhea. Their coats are often very dry and shed heavily.

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