ODOL MUNDVASSER and ZAHNPASTA: Part I-von Stuck, PUCCINI, and up in the AIR

Ben Z Swanson Jr; Theodore P Croll

ODOL MUNDVASSER and ZAHNPASTA: Part I-von Stuck, PUCCINI, and up in the AIR

J Hist Dent. 2022 Winter;70(3):220-223.

Authors

Ben Z Swanson Jr, Theodore P Croll¹

Affiliation

¹ Cavity Busters Doylestown, Doylestown, PA Adjunct Professor Pediatric Dentistry University of Texas HSC at San Antonio Clinical Professor, Pediatric Dentistry Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine.

PMID: 36480326

Abstract

Professor Bruno Richard Seifert (1861-1919) (Fig.1), a renowned German chemist, invented a mouthwash that combined an antiseptic with essential oils. (https://second.wiki/wiki/richard_seifert). Karl August Lingner (1861-1916) (Fig. 2), of Dresden, Germany, produced and introduced Seifert's mouthwash in 1892. It was called "ODOL." An excellent review of Lingner's life can be accessed on this website: (https://second.wiki/wiki/karl_august_lingner). Along with ODOL Mundwasser (Mouthwash), ODOL Zahnpasta (Toothpaste) was also produced (Fig. 3). ODOL products are still sold today, 130 years later!

Keywords: Lingner; Lingner-Werke A.G mouthwash; ODOL; Puccini; toothpaste.

MeSH terms

Germany