Object Details
- Description
- Tube of Sensodyne toothpaste for sensitive teeth. The Block Drug Company, of Jersey City, N.J., applied for a trademark on the term Sensodyne in 1960. The “U.S. Pat. No. 3,863,006” inscription on this tube refers to Milton Hodosh, “Method for Desensitizing Teeth,” U.S. Patent 3,863,006 (Jan. 28, 1975). Milton Hodosh (1926-2009) was a graduate of Brown University and the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and a pioneer in the field of dental implants.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of Paul W. Reiser, D.D.S.
- ID Number
- 1993.0107.028
- catalog number
- 1993.0107.028
- accession number
- 1993.0107
- Object Name
- toothpaste
- oral hygiene product
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 3.175 cm x 12.065 cm x 2.2225 cm
- place made
- United States: New Jersey, Jersey City
- Puerto Rico: Humacao, Humacao
- Canada: Ontarian, Toronto
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
- Beauty and Health
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1398730
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-346b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
