There is a constant debate is going in the background about the superiority of the power toothbrushes versus the manual toothbrushes. A systematic review was conducted by the Cochrane Collaboration Oral Health Group and published a report in this regard in January 2003. The researchers at Cochrane group selected the following criteria to compare the power versus manual toothbrushes; the toothbrush had a randomized design, they drew participants from a general population without any disabilities, they acquired data regarding plaque and gingivitis for a specified period. The results indicated that only the rotating oscillating toothbrush consistently provided a statistically significant, although modest, clinical benefit over manual toothbrushes in reducing plaque and gingivitis.

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The first Oral-B toothbrush was designed in 1950 by Dr. Robert Hutson, a California periodontist who created the first Oral-B toothbrush with soft, end-rounded nylon bristles; He designed and patented the first Oral-B toothbrush as the Oral-B 60. Slowly the toothbrush became immensely popular and in the year 1969 it became the first toothbrush to go to the moon onboard the Apollo 11 mission. In the year 1978 Oral B introduced electric toothbrush known as D1, it got immense popularity and was sold predominantly in the European market. In the year 2000, Oral-B 3D Excel, Power toothbrush was launched in the market. This electric toothbrush was amazing, it had never before features and effectively changed the market of the electric toothbrushes altogether.

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