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@leidy · 06 Aug 2022

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The origin of toothpaste

#history In 1842, a dentist named Peabody was the first to add soap to toothpaste. The first commercially marketed toothpaste appeared in Great Britain at the end of the 18th century, in the form of a powder or paste packaged in ceramic.

-In 1850, Dr Washington Sheffield Wentworth, a dental surgeon and pharmacist, invented the first toothpaste.

-Fluoridated toothpaste appeared in 1914 and was introduced in industrialized countries at the end of the 60s.

Many of the innovations in toothpaste came after the advancement of fluoride. From 1980 onwards, attention focused on two other problems: tartar and dental hypersensitivity. Thus, around 1990, toothpastes appeared aimed at eliminating tartar and promoting healthy gums by introducing baking soda and other ingredients.