Toothbrush
The first people to use a toothbrush were the
Hindus of India who used the end of a fresh
twig, which was frayed into fibers, in 4000
B.C. The Babylonians in 3500 B.C. called
their toothbrush a “chewing stick.”
A toothbrush made of hog bristles was used
in China in 1600. In 1780, William Addis
of England invented a brush used to clean
teeth. The handle was made from cattle
bone and the bristles were from swine.