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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.
Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg
Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults
West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lake Medical Building
Waterford
248-673-4100
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.
Drs. Hersh, Beattie & Isenberg invite you to join our patient family.
Our offices are located on the border of
West Bloomfield/Connmerce Township
2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160 (248) 926-4100
and our newest 2nd location is in Waterford at
5133 Highland Road (248) 673-4100.
Kalish-Sherman
V1 imi and Jay Kalish, together
with Michelle and Jan
Sherman, all of Farmington
Hills, are thrilled to announce the engage-
ment of their children, Jennifer Kalish and
Evan Sherman.
Jenny is the granddaughter of the late
Alma and the late Lester Kalish, Elizabeth
Weiss and the late Rubin Weiss. Evan is
the grandson of the late Aron Tenenbaum,
Marilyn Tenenbaum, Eunice Sherman and
Larry Sherman.
Jenny earned her journalism degree from
Michigan State University and is a reporter
for the News-Herald in Southgate. Evan
studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., and is a member of the
wedding band Collision Six, as well as the owner of a private, in-home, music
instruction school.
The couple plan to wed in the summer of 2016.
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Kline-Kurtz
248-926-4100
www.hershbeattieortho.com
1 arolyn and Keith Kurtz of Grosse
Pointe Woods are overjoyed to
announce the engagement of their
daughter Lisa Kathleen Kurtz to Evan Joseph
Kline, son of equally overjoyed Jane and
Mitch Kline of Clarkston.
Lisa earned her undergraduate degree in
math and education from the University of
Michigan and her master's degree in cur-
riculum development from Michigan State
University. She teaches math at Grosse
Pointe South High School.
Evan earned his undergraduate degree
in advertising and sales specialization from
Michigan State University. He is employed by
Daiichi Sankyo as a pharmaceutical sales representative. In addition, Evan will
begin working toward his MBA this fall through Wayne State University
A November wedding is planned in Shelby Township.
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Care and comfort at a moment's notice
erri and Bob Litt of Bloomfield Hills
and Palm Harbor, Fla., will celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary on
July 4. Their celebration will include a fam-
ily trip with their daughter and her family,
Lainie, Jafar and Aaron Rubaii of Florida,
and their son and his family, Jeremy Litt,
Jennifer Kozel and Eli Litt of Hong Kong.