You may bristle at the thought, but our ancestors used frayed twigs to “brush” their teeth. Toothbrushes have evolved a lot since then, from a cattle bone handle and swine bristles to a hard plastic ...

Nine-year-old Nicholas Racobaldo doesn't remember what it's like to clean his teeth with an ordinary toothbrush. For two years, he's been using an electrically charged gadget with high-speed, rotating ...

Modern nylon bristle toothbrushes were first developed in 1938. However, early civilizations used slender twigs with tattered ends to brush teeth. The use of these "chew stick” started during 3000 B.C ...

With all those gleaming, stainless-steel tools readied for painful prodding, few people look forward to visiting the dentist. But modern dentistry is a walk in the park compared with archaic methods ...

Throughout history, human beings have invented and reinvented tools to clean their teeth. This has morphed from bone picks to chewing sticks, to the conventional toothbrush and now, electric ...