Toothpaste innovations of the 19th Century
Jan 20th, 2009 by Dr. Kourosh Maddahi DDS
The 19th Century saw a lot of innovations to toothpaste, although many of them would be strange when compared to what we used today. Charcoal, for example, was used to clean teeth. Most of the toothpastes of this time were powders that became a paste when introduced to saliva.
