Dr. Ruff's Dental Health Month Contest

With February being National Children's Dental Health Month, Dr. Ruff and our team would like to introduce a fun patient contest. We encourage everyone to visit our website to print out the Word Find game. Take some time as a family to find dental related words. There are 30 words total, many of which you have probably heard us use in the office.

We will be giving away an Oral B Professional Series Automatic Toothbrush, 4 movie tickets to Flagship Cinemas, and a $25 Pizza Hut gift card to the three families who find the most words.

If there are more than three families who win, we will be holding a random drawing. As always, please give us a call if you have any questions!

Good Luck, and Happy Dental Health Month!

Toothbrush Trivia with Dr. Charles Ruff!

People have been brushing their teeth for thousands of years! In fact, the first “toothbrush” was created around 3000BC! Ancient civilizations used a thin twig with a frayed edge to rub against their teeth for cleaning.

The first toothbrush with bristles – similar to today’s toothbrushes – was invented in 1498 in China. Brushes were made out of bone or bamboo with bristles made from the hairs on the back of a hog’s neck.

It wasn’t until 1938 that the first nylon bristle toothbrush was introduced and people quickly became aware of practicing good oral hygiene.

Here are some other interesting facts about your toothbrush (and toothpaste):

• Most people are said to use blue toothbrushes over any other color
• The first toothpaste was used in 500 BC in China and India
• On average, children smile about 400 times per day
• Your toothbrush should be replaced every two months
• The first known toothpaste was used in 1780, Crest was introduced in the US in 1955 and Colgate in 1873