The manual toothbrush is significantly older than one may expect, and whilst dental health is often seen as a somewhat recent discipline, there were always attempts to clean and maintain teeth even in the earliest civilisations, even if the medical knowledge took much longer to arrive. From the first chewing sticks to toothpicks and finally bristle brushes, there have always been ways to clean teeth, and the term toothbrush was first used in 1690. However, the first mass-produced toothbrush was made in somewhat unusual circumstances by a somewhat unlikely pioneer. By 1770, William Addis had become a successful rag trader...

An upcoming dental show will provide those in the industry with updates on mouth cancer to help dental professionals to spot signs in their patients.  The Dentistry Show London is taking place on October 6th and 7th, and has partnered with the Mouth Cancer Foundation for the annual event.  Clinical ambassador for the Mouth Cancer Foundation Tripat Mahajan will be giving a lecture about oral cancer to raise awareness of the disease. Ms Mahajan said: “The presentation will give an overview of the updated facts and figures regarding oral cancer, and will also cover the common risk factors and how...

Looking after your teeth is of vital importance as we only get one set for our entire lives. Keeping them clean, strong and healthy is essential if we want to maintain a perfect smile. The dental care products we use will help us to care for our teeth, however using the right ones can be difficult as not everyone is sure about which products are helpful and which are potentially harmful to their teeth. When choosing a toothbrush, electric toothbrushes are thought to be better for tooth and gum health as they offer a more thorough clean, however you can...

There is perhaps no type of dental care products that take pride of place in medicine cupboards and washbags more than toothpaste, and this has been the case for thousands of years if you factor in early tooth powders and poultices. However, for nearly that entire history, the most important ingredient of modern toothpastes, fluoride, was not included in toothpastes until the latter part of the 19th century and was not regularly used until the 1960s. Why was this? Why did it take over six decades for fluoride toothpaste to emerge as a core part of dental health? In 1895,...

If you want to keep your oral health in tip-top shape, you will no doubt be brushing your teeth thoroughly and also using items like floss. For further benefits and to keep the bugs away, using Corsodyl mouthwash daily is a great way to keep things clean and fresh. For some, using mouthwash might be such a regular habit that you won’t think twice about it, including the question of where the idea of mouthwash came from. An article by Frisco Mini Molars in the US indicated that this, like many forms of toothcare, has actually been around longer than...

In terms of common dental care products online, mouthwash should be a critical part of a person’s daily dental routine in order to help protect the mouth and gums from a range of bacterial hazards. Whilst most people assume that dental mouthwashes began with Joseph Lister and the Listerine mouthwash that was named after him and has since become ubiquitous. However, the history of mouthwash is almost as old as the history of medicine itself, and some of the earliest dental health traditions had some form of mouthwash. The earliest alleged form of mouthwash comes from the ancient Indian medical...