Who invented floss?

In this manner, when was floss invented?

The idea caught on, and in 1882 a company called the Codman and Shurtleft Company, based in Randolph, Massachusetts, began marketing an unwaxed silk dental floss. This was followed in 1896 by the first dental floss from Johnson & Johnson.

Additionally, who was the first person to do the floss? That's 16-year-old American schoolkid Russell Horning, the dancing social media megastar, perhaps better known as The Backpack Kid, who is credited with inventing the viral move.

Secondly, who made dental floss?

Who Made That Dental Floss? In the early 1800s, a pioneering dentist, Levi Spear Parmly, urged patients to clean between their teeth with silk thread — a revolutionary technique that could protect the gum line and prevent tooth decay.

What did people use before floss?

Prior to the invention of the toothbrush, chewing sticks were used. These struck were chewed until the ends frayed and the frayed ends woul clean the he teeth. Some of the frayed ends could be used to dislodge material from between the teeth. You could also whittle you own tooth pick.