Your toothbrush – you use it every day without ever giving it a second thought.  Tooth brushing in Los Angeles doesn’t normally generate a ton of discussion, unless you’re talking to your Los Angeles dentist.  But a toothbrush is a fascinating little gadget that goes back thousands of years – meaning that every time you brush your teeth, you’re delving into history!

Back in the days of Ancient Rome, people tried to clean their teeth by rubbing them with twigs or pieces of wood!  Years later, people got slightly more advanced, and started rubbing baking soda and chalk over their teeth.  It wasn’t exactly the high-tech toothpastes that we have today, but it was a start!
The first toothbrush was created back in 1780 by Englishman William Addis.  However, Addis’ invention looked nothing like the toothbrushes we have today.  It had a handle made of bone with holes in it.  Inside the holes, Siberian Boar hair bristles were attached.
In the U.S., the first toothbrush was used in 1850 by a man named H.N. Wadsworth.  The invention didn’t catch on for awhile, though.  It took 35 years for mass production of the toothbrush to begin.  As time went on, the Siberian Boar hair bristles were replaced by other materials, like nylon.
Still, it took many years for the idea of a Los Angeles dentist to catch on.  In fact, tooth brushing was not widely accepted in the U.S. until after World Word II.  Soldiers who were off fighting were required to keep their teeth clean on duty.  When they returned from the war, their hygienic habit quickly became popular. 
As the popularity of tooth brushing in Los Angeles – and around the rest of the country – grew, more and more entrepreneurs started getting involved with it.  DuPont started manufacturing toothbrushes, and, in 1959, Squibb Pharmaceutical Company introduced the first-ever electrical toothbrush – the same year that the American Dental Association held its centennial celebration.
General Electric took the idea of an electric toothbrush one step further, and, in 1961, it unveiled a rechargeable cordless toothbrush that moved up and down.  In 1987, the first rotary-action toothbrush was introduced.  Improvements to electric toothbrushes have been made over the years, but all still rely on rotary-action.
In 2003, the toothbrush was named the #1 thing that Americans couldn’t live without.
So, which technique of tooth brushing in Los Angeles will give you that pearly white smile that you thought was only reserved for A-list celebrities?