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Quiz about The History of Oral Hygiene Tools

The History of Oral Hygiene Tools Quiz

This is a quiz over the everyday tools of the mouth! Let's see how much you know about the oral hygiene tools.

A multiple-choice quiz by nyc_gal1305. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nyc_gal1305

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,235

Updated
Jul 23 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1224

Question 1 of 10

1. Toothpaste was first used in America around 500 BC.

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Question 2 of 10

2. A dentist named Peabody was the first to add soap to toothpaste in 1824.

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1892 Dr. Meyer L. Rhein was the first to put toothpaste in a collapsible tube.

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4. The first toothpaste that was put into the collapsible tube was called Dr. Colgate's Tooth Cleaner.

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Question 5 of 10

5. This one is about floss just for fun:
Levi Spear Parmly promoted his modern floss with a piece of silk thread in 1815.

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Question 6 of 10

6. The early history and evolution of the toothbrush has its origin in the "chewingsticks" used by the Babylonians as early as 3500 BC.

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7. As the years passed, toothpicks matured into the chewstick which was about the size of a modern pencil. One end was chewed and became softened and brush-like while the opposite end was pointed and used as a pick to clean food and debris from between the teeth.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first true bristled toothbrush originated in Ireland at around 1600 AD.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Addis manufactured the finest English brushes, where the handles were carved out wood and the heads of the natural bristles were placed in the bored holes made in the bone and kept in place by rope.

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1844, the first toothbrush was manufactured in the U.S. by hand and patented as a 3-row brush of serrated bristles with larger tufts by Dr. Meyer L. Rhein.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Toothpaste was first used in America around 500 BC.

Answer: False

Actually toothpaste was used in that time but in China and India, but not America. More modern toothpastes were developed in the 1800s.

2. A dentist named Peabody was the first to add soap to toothpaste in 1824.

Answer: True

Thirty years later John Harris added chalk to toothpaste. Then toothpaste became the first nice-smelling mass-produced product in a jar in 1873.

3. In 1892 Dr. Meyer L. Rhein was the first to put toothpaste in a collapsible tube.

Answer: False

Dr. Washington Sheffield was actually the first to put toothpaste in a collapsible tube.

4. The first toothpaste that was put into the collapsible tube was called Dr. Colgate's Tooth Cleaner.

Answer: False

The toothpaste of Dr. Sheffield was called Dr. Sheffield's Cream Dentrifice.

5. This one is about floss just for fun: Levi Spear Parmly promoted his modern floss with a piece of silk thread in 1815.

Answer: True

Levi Parmly was a New Orleans dentist who was given credit for inventing the modern floss we use today. Researchers have found dental floss and toothpick grooves in the teeth of prehistoric humans.

6. The early history and evolution of the toothbrush has its origin in the "chewingsticks" used by the Babylonians as early as 3500 BC.

Answer: True

Ancient Greek and Roman literature even discusses primitive toothpicks that were chewed on to help clean the teeth and mouth.

Answer: True

The twigs used were carefully chosen from aromatic trees that had the ability to clean and freshen the mouth. The earliest literature showing the use of these twigs is found in Chinese literature at around 1600 BC.

8. The first true bristled toothbrush originated in Ireland at around 1600 AD.

Answer: False

The first bristled toothbrush originated in ancient China not Ireland. At around 1780, the first toothbrush was produced for the market by William Addis of Clerkenald, England.

Answer: False

The handles were carved out of the bone of cattle and the bristles were kept in place by a thin wire. The natural bristles were obtained from the necks and shoulders of swine, especially from pigs living in colder climates like Siberia and China.

10. In 1844, the first toothbrush was manufactured in the U.S. by hand and patented as a 3-row brush of serrated bristles with larger tufts by Dr. Meyer L. Rhein.

Answer: True

In 1857, H. N. Wadsworth was credited as the first American to receive a toothbrush patent as America entered the growing toothbrush market.

Source: Author nyc_gal1305

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