Ask The Orthodontist Toothbrush and Toothpaste Historical Trivia Zachary Ross Lederman, son of Karen and Marc Lederman, will read from the Torah as he cele- brates his bar mitzvah Friday, Oct, 7, at Temple Israel. He is the brother of Sean, Jordan and Lederman Andy. Sharing in the simchah will be his grandfa- ther Meyer Apple. He is also the grandchild of the late Beverly Apple and the late Ann and Sam Lederman. Zach attends Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. His most meaningful mitzvah project was to participate in the Relay for Life. Zachary Migdal will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah Saturday, Oct. 8, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. He will be joined by his proud par- ents, Staci and Bruce Migdal. He is the older brother of Jordan and the grand- son of Rosalie Migdal, the late Albert Migdal Migdal, Harold Milton and the late Barbara Milton. Zachary attends Berkshire Middle School in Beverly Hills. His mitzvah projects included working as a volunteer this past summer at the Beth Hayeled nursery school. Marlee Rose Rich, daughter of Larry and Lisa Rich, will become a bat mitzvah Saturday, Oct. 8, at Temple Shir Shalom. She is the younger sister of Scott. Proud grandparents are Arthur and Diane Lampe and Ruth Rich. Marlee is also the granddaughter of the late Samuel Rich. Marlee is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Among her mitzvah Rich jig' October 6 . 2005 projects, she developed a fund- raiser for Gilda's Club by selling hand-made jewelry. Lena and Jacquelyn Salzbank Jacquelyn Moiray (Yaacova Moriya) and Lena Emma (Leah Emunah) Salzbank will celebrate Jacquelyn and Lena Salzbank their b'not mitzvah Saturday, Oct. 8, by delivering a d'var Torah at the Chabad of Port Washington in Port Washington, N.Y. They are the twin daughters of Robert and Stephanie (Solomon) Salzbank. Honored grandparents are Ernest and Gloria Solomon of Franklin and Julius Salzbank of Roslyn N.Y. They are also the granddaughters of the late Claire Salzbank. The girls attend Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, a Long Island yeshivah; they do extensive chesed projects. Stephanie Mara Saperstein will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah Saturday, Oct. 8, at Temple Emanu-EL Sharing in the joy of this special occa- sion will be parents, Regina and Guy Saperstein; grandparents Dr. Harvey Saperstein and Marilyn Saperstein, Murray and Rusty Schwartz, Will and Regina Mild; and great-grand- mother Regina Alzner. Stephanie is an eighth-grade student at Norup Middle School in Oak Park. Her mitzvah contribu- tions included volunteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley. Toothpaste was used as long ago as 500 BC in China. Modern toothpastes were developed in the 1800s. Dr. Peabody suggested adding soap to tooth cleaners in 1824. John Harris first added chalk to toothpaste in the 1850s. In 1873, Colgate mass-produced nice smelling toothpaste in a jar. In 1892 Dr. Sheffield of Connecticut was the first to put toothpaste into a Nelson Hersh DDS, MS collapsible tube, called Dr. Sheffield's Creme Dentifrice. Licensed Specialist Advancements in synthetic detergents (after WWII) replaced the soap in toothpaste with emulsifying agents. Colgate research resulted in the use of fluoride. Fluoride was added to toothpaste in 1956 when Proctor & Gamble launched its Crest product. The ancient Chinese invented natural bristle brushes. The bristles were taken from hogs, and later, horses and badgers. Dupont introduced nylon bristles in 1938. French dentists prorated toothbrush use in the late seventeenth century. The first toothbrush mass- produced was made by William Addis of England. The first American to patent a toothbrush was H.N. Wadsworth. Companies began to mass-produce toothbrushes in America around 1835. The Pro-phy-lac-tic brush made by the Florence Manufacturing Company of Massachusetts in a good example of an early American made toothbrush. The first nylon bristle brushes were introduced in 1938. Hard to believe, but most Americans didn't brush their teeth until soldiers brought the Army's enforced habit back home from World War II. The first real electric toothbrush was produced in 1939, developed in Switzerland. Squibb first marketed the electrical toothbrush in the United States in 1960 under the name Broxodent. General Electric introduced a rechargeable cordless toothbrush in 1961. Interplak was the first rotary action electrical toothbrush for home use, introduced in 1987. You may reach Dr. Hersh for any questions regarding this or his specialty in orthodontics at his office on the border of West Bloomfield/ Commerce Township. Nelson (Nick) Hersh DDS MS Licensed Specialist 248.926.4100 2300 Haggerty Rd. • Suite 1160 West Bloomfield supp07 1 "a" . 1032230 &hers ANNOUNCING... 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