Oral-B is an American brand of oral hygiene products, including toothpaste, toothbrushes, electric toothbrushes, and mouthwashes. The brand has been in business since the invention of the Hutson toothbrush in 1950. It has been owned by American multinational Procter & Gamble (P&G) since 2006. Oral-B is part of the Gillette group since 1984. Braun, also part of the Gillette group at that time, started to use the Oral-B brand for electric toothbrushes. Oral-B has been part of the Procter & Gamble Company since 2006. A company representative has stated that the “B” in Oral-B stands for “brush”.
