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5505216 Thin floss brush  
A dental floss brush made from a reverse twisted, high tenacity nylon yarn comprising at least two thread sections having diameters, in their relaxed state, of at least 2.5 min. The thread sections...
5488751 Interdental toothbrush  
An interdental handle having a molded-in-place twisted wire brush that includes a handle having a generally tapered first portion of reduced cross-section at one end with a flexing and...
5479952 Dental floss of ultra-high modulus line material with enhanced mechanical properties  
A method of producing high modulus and high strength products of polyethylene and other thermoplastic polymers by swelling with a suitable solvent a melt crystallized, or compacted powder...
5435033 Interdental toothcleaner holder  
A holder for an interdental toothcleaner of the type having a substantially rigid but flexible stem and cleaning means on the stem. The holder includes a neck having a tip projection radially...
5433226 Dental floss based on robust segmented elastomer  
A dental hygiene product, and more particularly dental floss comprising a fiber having a core of a segmented polymer. The segments of the polymer are a combination of soft segments, preferably of...
5423337 Medicated dental floss  
Dental floss having a wax or similar caoting impregnated with a nascent oxygen generating agent such as calcium peroxide.
5413127 Dental floss or tape  
A dental floss or tape has a multifilament polyamide core and a continuous PTFE coating applied by passing the core through an aqueous PTFE dispersion and heating the deposited particles such that...
5392795 Dental hygiene device  
A dental hygiene device for interstitial or interproximal cleaning comprising a handle (20) having spaced arms (21,22) and a reusable monofilament (23), which replaces the normal dental floss,...
5392794 Dental floss for brace wearers and the like  
A threadable dental floss (20) is shown in FIG. 3A for cleaning of a user's teeth when said user is wearing braces, bridgework, or the like. The threadable dental floss (20) includes a strand...
5386840 Floatable toothpick assembly  
An improved floatable toothpick assembly which includes a pointed lower end to piercingly connect to a piece of garnish, such as an olive or a cherry, and a buoyant float about the toothpick and...
5377377 Interproximal brush  
An interproximal brush for carrying on the person has an elongated one piece body member of elastomeric material forming a planar surface disposed between two leg members from which a substantially...
5372501 Dental aid  
A toothbrush (10) for applying an electrical stimulus to the gingival region has an electrode (40) on the handle and an electrode (22) having nibs (24) at the base of the bristles (20). Electronic...
5365874 End of dental floss tape indicator  
An indicator of the end of a length of a tape of dental floss contained within a dispenser, the indicator being a segment of the length of tape having a different indicia or appearance than a prior...
5357989 Dental cleansing member  
Dental floss or tape is impregnated and/or coated with a pH sensitive dye which changes color in an acid environment, thus alerting the user to the potential presence of dental caries. The floss or...
5357990 Flavored dental floss and process  
A process for making a shaped, highly flavored floss and the floss product of that process. The process comprises coating a multi-filament thread with a first liquid or semi-solid wax composition...
5353820 Flavored dental cleaning article and method  
A flavored interproximal dental cleaning article having an open, porous brush portion with matrix particles comprising flavor particles encapsulated in a water-soluble matrix bound to the surfaces...
5334646 Thermoplastic elastomer gelatinous articles  
Novel gelatinous compositions and articles are formed from an intimate melt blend admixture of poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene) triblock copolymer and high levels of a plasticizing oil. The...
5330357 System for treating periodontal disease  
A method of and system for the treatment of periodontal diseases is disclosed wherein a patient, using a delivery device, applies a medicament directly to the infected site. The delivery device may...
5320117 Dental flossing material with leader  
An article of dental floss particularly for hygienic maintenance of titanium abutments which is in the form of a ribbon or an elongated strip of woven or non-woven flexible moisture-absorbent...
5316028 Dental floss and a device for dispensing  
Dental floss is used by almost everyone and recommended by all dentists and professional dental organizations, to preserve and protect the health and the longevity of teeth. The dental floss of the...
5313684 Dental brush holding device  
In a holding device comprising a handle and a holding section for exchangeably arresting a dental cleaning brush with a wire stem, the holding section having a bore extending about perpendicularly...
5311889 Dental floss & pre-threaded leader  
An integrally formed dental floss and leader which lends itself to oral prophylaxis especially for implants and bridges. The floss is captured by the leader through a hinged door which swings from...
5311890 Teeth cleaning element  
A teeth cleaning element containing threading end portions for cleaning relatively large spaces in the teeth consists of from about 400 to about 800 filaments in an elongated bundle that is from...
5309596 Interproximal brush  
An interproximal brush for carrying on the person has an elongated one piece body member of elastomeric material forming a planar surface disposed between two leg members from which a substantially...
5305768 Dental flosser units and method of making same  
A dental flosser unit for flossing teeth includes a filament of high tensile strength terminating in thickened portions at its opposite ends. In the same described embodiments, each thickened end...
5289836 Dental floss device with a guide post  
A dental floss device with a guide post for removing food debris and dental plaque during orthodontic treatment. The guide post includes a guide post of a uniform small diameter and a floss bonded...
5284169 Method of producing a thin brush dental floss  
A dental floss brush made from a reverse twisted, high tenacity nylon yarn comprising at least two thread sections having diameters, in their relaxed state, of at least 2.5 mm. The thread sections...
5280796 Germicidal dental floss  
A germicidal dental floss having a coating of the active material typically a phenol derivative/compound removably fixed thereon by a binder such as wax. The active material is rubbed off by...
5253661 Composite oral cleaning apparatus  
The present invention provides a teeth cleaning apparatus which is a composite of oral cleaning implements. An elongated member has one pointed tip for cleaning between the teeth and a second end...
5250288 Method for desensitizing teeth  
A method for desensitizing teeth includes applying an effective amount of charged polymeric particles to the surface of the tooth.
5234009 Toothpick  
A toothpick has an elongated body portion having an upwardly extending ridge and a pair of angulated legs defining a longitudinal groove, a tooth gap traversing tip which is substantially flat...
5230356 Personal toothpick  
A personal toothpick comprises a curved handle with a thin wire hollow form at each end, designed to enter the smallest space between teeth to extract impacted food particles in between teeth and...
5226435 Flavored dental floss and method  
A process for making a flattened, highly flavored floss and the floss product of that process. The process comprises coating a multi-filament thread with a first liquid or semi-solid wax...
5226434 Dental floss incorporating controlled-release therapeutic agents  
A strip of dental floss that is capable of receiving and retaining a substantially solid coating is coated with an ingestible binder that is capable of being stripped from the dental floss by the...
5224501 Tooth-flossing device  
An improved device for holding and manipulating dental floss for the removal of food particles, tartar and plaque from the teeth is described in which a loop of dental floss is connected between a...
5220932 Dental floss and method of making it  
A dental floss comprises a monofilament ribbon of oriented non-porous PTFE having a tensile strength of at least 200 MPa, preferably 200-600 MPa, and a coating of wax. Optionally, the wax contains...
5193559 Dental cleaning instrument  
A dental cleaning instrument for cleaning the interproximal area between teeth is constructed with three threads of yarn. The first thread is initially supported on a first post and a second thread...
5183064 Dental cleansing device and interdental floss for such a device  
A dental device for cleaning teeth includes a fork-shaped instrument with two arms, each arm having a free end and a needle eye near the free end, where the two arms are separated by a...
5174314 Oral hygiene device  
An oral hygiene device employs a hollow plastic tube sealed at both ends. At least one area along the length of the tube is weakened and has its diameter in the weakened area reduced, but not...
5165913 Controlled release interproximal delivery system  
The present invention discloses dental floss containing surfactant and silicone preparations with added chemotherapeutic agents.
5159943 Unified dental floss and bridge threader  
A dental floss dispenser is designed to retain a roll of dental floss which may be dispensed and cut through an opening. The floss is provided in preselected lengths interconnected by shorter...
5125834 Apparatus, and method, for simultaneous flossing and subgingival injection with antibacterial liquid solution to prevent plaque buildup on teeth  
Apparatus, and method, for flossing the teeth, and simultaneously applying an antibacterial liquid solution to the teeth being flossed. The apparatus is constituted generally of a flexible hollow...
5113880 Dental floss and interdental cleaning tool  
A dental floss having excellent tensile strength, impact strength, water resistance, creep resistance and use feeling and composed of a drawn multifilament of an ultrahigh-molecule-weight...
5098711 Method of treating the oral cavity with dental floss containing chemotherapeutic agents  
Disclosed is a method of treating the oral cavity with a surfactant, silicone, and chemotherapeutic agent containing preparation released from dental floss to alter local microbial ecology...
5094255 Acrylic dental floss and method for manufacture  
Dental floss formed from acrylic fiber having a leader integrally connected with the fiber allowing the fiber to be placed between gaps of teeth and a gum line.
5076301 Combination dental pick and storage case  
A combination dental pick and carrying case is provided by an elongated pick element having a head at one end and a pick portion sized to enter the spaces between the teeth of a user at the other...
5076300 Dental floss  
A dental floss in which an inelastic strand is tightly wrapped around an elastic strand of a certain length and firmly tied at each end of the elastic strand is provided. To remove matter from...
5074005 Floss bundle toothbrush with optional replaceable toothpick feature  
A toothbrush comprising a floss bundle primary cleaning element instead of conventional bristles. The floss bundle, having no sharp tips, can clean, absorb and polish without risk of cutting gums....
5074100 Rail structure apparatus and method of fabricating matchbook-like articles containing wound dental floss and the like  
A rail structure usable in the manufacture of packaged goods in matchbook-like form, especially threadlike goods such as dental floss. The rail structure conforms to attachment tooling and...
5069621 Dental appliance  
A dental appliance in which an elongated handle has a rectangular aperture at one end for removably receiving an insert with a rectangular cross section hub that has at least one elongated detent...
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