INDEX: Toothbrush Merchandising / Toothpick Merchandising

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Toothbrush Merchandising
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Toothpick Merchandising

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as well as deep Background courtesy of Wikipedia.

BACKSTORY: The toothbrush is an oral hygiene instrument used to clean the teeth, gums, and tongue. It consists of a head of tightly clustered bristle, atop of which toothpaste can be applied, mounted on a handle which facilitates the cleaning of hard-to-reach areas of the mouth. They are usually used alongside floss.

Toothbrushes are available with different bristle textures, sizes, and forms. Most dentists recommend using a soft toothbrush since hard bristled toothbrushes can damage tooth enamel and irritate the gums.^[1]

Although first made as an oral hygiene instrument, the toothbrush has seen other use as a precise cleaning tool as well, most specifically in the military. This is because of the many small strands that allow it to clean in small places many conventional cleaning tools do not have the ability to reach.^[2] (SOURCE: Wikipedia)

BACKSTORY: A toothpick is a small thin stick of wood, plastic, bamboo, metal, bone or other substance with at least one and sometimes two sharp ends to insert between teeth to remove detritus, usually after a meal. Toothpicks are also used for festive occasions to hold or spear small appetizers (like cheese cubes or olives) or as a cocktail stick, and can be decorated with plastic frills or small paper umbrellas or flags.^[1]

Known in all cultures, the toothpick is not just the oldest instrument for dental cleaning, but predates the arrival of early modern humans, for the skulls of Neanderthals, as well as Homo sapiens, show clear signs of teeth picked with a tool. Toothpicks made of bronze have been found as burial objects in prehistoric graves in Northern Italy and in the East Alps. In 1986, researchers in Floridadiscovered the 7500-year-old remains of ancient Native Americans and discovered small grooves between many of the molar teeth.^[2] One of the researchers, Justin Martin of Concordia University Wisconsin, said “The enamel on teeth is quite tough, so they must have used the probes quite rigorously to make the grooves.”^[2] (SOURCE: Wikipedia)

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