Mazel Toy! Ask The Orthodontist Toothbrush and Toothpaste Historical Trivia 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 collapsible tube, called Dr. Sheffield's Crème Dentifrice. Advancements in synthetic detergents (after WW II) 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. Nelson Hersh DDS, MS Licensed Specialist 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 promoted 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 1885. The Pro-phy-lac- tic brush made by the Florence Manufacturing Company of Massachusetts is 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. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Hersh at the newest state-of-the-art orthodontic facility in West Bloomfield/Commerce Township at 248-926-4100. Nelson (Nick) Hersh DDS, MS Licensed Specialist 1269720 Get f9( 56444494l b 5c ) May 26 Kim (Vidergar) and Jeff Emmer of Cincinnati, lov- ingly announce the birth of their son, Noah Grayson. Emmer Proud grand- parents are Bob and Jan Emmer of Farmington Hills (first-time grandparents) and Lyle and Marlene Vidergar of Commerce Township (fourth-time grandparents). A loving welcome was extended from great-grandmother Bernice Berger ("GG Bern"). Noah Grayson is named in loving memory of Kim's grandfa- thers and Jeff's great-grandfather. May 17 Nicole and Jeffrey Seltzer of Woodstock, Ga., are thrilled to announce the arrival of their Seltzer daughter, Rebecca Lynn. Sharing in their joy are big brother Joshua David, 3 1/2; grandparents Dr. Paul and Sandra (Lutren) Seltzer of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., formerly of Southfield, Arleen Renfer of Plantation, Ga., Allen Seltzer of Clearwater, Fla.; and great- grandparents Jean Lutren of Novi, Bea Seltzer of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Ruth Rosenthal of Lauderhill, Fla. V Engagement Rings • Wedding Bands • Loose Gems • Custom Designs Special Occasion Gifts • Bar/Bat Mitzvah Gifts • Free Gift Wrap Jewelry Repair • Watch Repair • Liberal Return Policy Qom? witibtitte,Prmo 56 July 26 • 2007 6881 Orchard Lake Rd. on the Boardwalk (248) 851-5030 St644v, fasuel tgt, yeGowti,ti April 17 Sara Maier and David Cohen of Beaverton, Ore., lovingly announce the birth of their daughter, Leora Samantha Jeanette Cohen. Louise Goldstein and Bruce Thomadsen of Madison, Wis., happily welcomed their first granddaughter. She is the great- granddaughter of Ethel Goldstein of Farmington Hills and Isadore Goldstein of West Bloomfield. Leora is named in memory of her maternal great-aunt Jeanette Goldstein Eisner. Bar Mitzvah • Congregation Or Chadash of Oak Park/Huntington Woods — Samuel Subia, son of Michael and Alice Subia (Saturday). Ceifetz-Bergrin r) JEWELRY April 24 Dana (Applebaum) and Bobby Triantafyllidis of West Bloomfield are thrilled to announce the Triantafyllidis birth of their daughter Sofia Riley. Sharing in their happiness are ecstatic grandparents Tara and Mark Applebaum of Highland and Anna and Yianni Triantafyllidis of Athens, Greece. Proud great-grandmother is Louise Applebaum of Farmington Hills. Sofia is named in loving memo- ry of her maternal great-grandfather Selik Applebaum and paternal great- grandmother Sofia Triantafyllidis. uhurit, avid and Cheryl Torf Ceifetz of Farmington Hills are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Marla Suzanne to Mark Aaron Bergrin, son of Irving and Audrey Bergrin of Orange Village, Ohio. Marla is a graduate of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business; she is an assistant vice president in the commercial real estate division at Wells Fargo Bank in Chicago. Mark graduated from the Ohio State University School of Engineering and is employed as a mechanical engineer with Summit Industries in Chicago. An October wedding is planned in Michigan.