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5063948 Bristled dental floss  
A bristled dental floss comprised of a plurality of sub-fibers each having a plurality of bristles secured thereto. The sub-fibers, bristles, or both, may be stiffened with wax, TEFLON, nylon, or...
5044041 Tooth cleaner and method for the manufacture thereof  
A tooth cleaner comprises an elongate plastic body (1) and a brush portion (2) connected with the body and consisting of a plastic fabric or net which forms bristles (3) projecting from the body in...
5038805 Device for cleaning teeth  
A device for cleaning teeth comprising a stiff plastic filament one section of which is curly in shape. This curly section has a longitudinal axis along which tensional forces lie when tensional...
5035252 Nicotine-containing dental floss  
Nicotine treated dental floss is disclosed which is useful in alleviating tobacco smokers' urges to smoke.
5016659 Compact mouth and breath freshener apparatus  
A compact mouth and breath freshening apparatus which includes a multiplicity of individual elongated members with each elongated member carrying a swab that has been impregnated with a mouth and...
5002077 Periodontal pocket cleaner  
The periodontal pocket cleaner is a device for cleaning the deeper recesses of a periodontal pocket by the removal of debris material. The device can also be employed for ascertaining and...
4998978 Tooth cleaning strip  
A flat flexible strip has a length by means of which it can be reciprocated longitudinally in rubbing engagement with tooth surfaces. The strip is constructed of crossed strands forming cross...
4996056 Dental floss and tape  
Fluorocarbon polymer powder particles, e.g. particulate PTFE, are included, as a solid lubricant, in the binder applied to dental floss or tape.
4986288 Dental floss and picks  
Dental floss and toothpicks (picks) incorporate one or more coagulants to retard and stop bleeding during flossing. In addition, or alternatively, the floss and picks incorporate tartar control,...
4974614 Dental floss  
Improved dental floss comprising a first end, a central portion and a second end, with the first and second ends having relatively increased cross-sectional dimensions relative to the central...
4974615 Elastic filament for oral hygiene  
A filamentary article (8) free of silk-like fibers is disclosed, made out of an elastomeric material for use in dental hygiene. The article (8) is stretchable for proportionately reducing its cross...
4957686 Use of bacteriophages to inhibit dental caries  
Because S. Sanguis is the first colonizer of newly cleaned teeth and because other bacteria then attach to it, the formation of dental plaque is reduced on newly cleaned teeth by introducing into...
4947880 Dental flossing device  
A dental flossing cord is made from only a single kind of material. The inventive cord has a leader portion which is created by causing the multi-strands of the cord to cling together in a unified...
4941487 Fluoridated dental floss  
Dental floss is covered with patches of fluoride so that a flossing procedure will expose a user's teeth to a source of flouride. The floss is either ribbon like or string like.
4942034 Dental stimulator  
The present invention discloses a dental stimulator, e.g., one or more segments of wood (balsa, birch, bass, etc.) treated with one or more surfactants or emulsifiers (as a cleaning substance) and...
4922936 Dental cleaner  
A dental cleaner in the nature of a toothpick has an elongated stable support which is covered with fine plastic flock particles of a small diameter in order to effectively clean small gaps between...
4911187 Dental pick brush apparatus  
Dental pick brush apparatus includes a shaft with a toothpick portion at one end and a bristle portion at the other end. The bristle portion includes a ball secured to the shaft and relatively...
4891210 Use of bacteriophages in dental hygiene  
Acid forming bacteria in the mouth are controlled by the use of bacteriophages so reducing acid which can cause dental caries.
4867679 Orthodontic ligature  
An orthodontic device comprising filament and one or more retaining sheaths through which the filament is looped, useful for retaining wires on orthodontic brackets.
4852728 Oral hygiene device  
A disposable single use package comprised of a short length of dental floss integrated in a sanitary packet. The packet is formed by first and second members releasably attached to one another to...
4844104 Dental floss dispenser  
A dental floss dispenser that includes a body having a cavity for holding a spool of the dental floss and a cover removably mounted on the body providing access to the cavity. There is an outlet...
4836226 Endless article for cleaning teeth  
An endless article (10) for cleaning between teeth is disclosed as including a first segment (18) of an elastic material and also a second segment (20) of an inelastic material bonded together by...
4832063 Flossing device  
A flossing device to floss bacterial plaque off tooth structures, including teeth and osseous implanted abutments, said flossing device comprising a leader with affixed cord. The leader is provided...
4819675 Chemical removal of dental plaque  
A method and a product employed in the method for the mechanical and cheml removal of dental plaques are disclosed. The method comprises providing cotton filaments of a size suitable for passing...
4805646 Toothpick  
A toothpick has a body part with two body portions which are movable relative to one another to assume different angles. The toothpick can be filled with a substance which is then expelled by...
4800905 Semi-rigid toothpick with protective case handle  
A reusable toothpick is mounted to a double ended bayonet mount. The bayonet mount is unoccupied at one end and has the toothpick grasped medially at the opposite end. The double ended bayonet...
4798216 Cleansing floss for pierced ear lobes  
A thread, such as a floss, impregnated with a hypo-allergenic, anti-bacterial astringent for cleansing and conditioning pierced ear lobes.
4776358 Floss employing microporous tapes sandwiching paste dentifrice  
An improved dental flossing material and method of making the same is disclosed. The flossing material in the form of a tape is formed of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) folded...
4712572 Dental floss packet and method for its manufacture  
A dental floss packet consisting of a first water resistant sheet of material having a determined configuration with a left periphery and a right periphery, a length of dental floss having one end...
4712266 Whisk pick  
A disposable dental cleaning device that combines the portability and utility features of a toothpick with the cleaning ability of a brush is provided. A linear member of a semi-resilient material...
4706843 Dispensing chain of loop lengths of dental floss or the like and method of forming same  
For sequentially dispensing individual closed loops of a narrow, easily tied, flexible material, such as dental floss, a chain having such closed loops as respective links thereof is made up by...
4638823 Fluoride-coated dental floss  
A fluoride-coated dental floss which has enhanced bactericidal activity and a process for manufacturing the product, which includes dissolving a fluoride composition in a suitable solvent,...
4617950 Gingival retraction cord with wet, drip-free astringent  
An astringent retraction cord for use in dental therapeutics is provided by coating a gingival retraction cord with an astringent gel containing an astringent salt such as aluminum potassium...
4583564 Dental floss  
A dental floss consisting of filaments containing a higher melting point core material and a lower melting point sheath material whereby the sheath material fibers are fused by subjecting them to a...
4550741 Device for cleaning teeth to prevent the formation of plaque  
Presented is a device utilizing a thread-like member for "flossing" teeth to dislodge and remove adherent material that may develop into plaque.
4523600 Dental flossing product  
The disclosure concerns an improved dental hygiene technique for removing plaque from human teeth wherein a loop of multifilament flossing thread is trained about fingers on opposite hands of the...
4462136 Dental implement for removing plaque and massaging gums  
An implement for removing dental plaque and massaging gums in a form of a slender rod-like body of appropriate length comprising a fibrous structure obtained by bundling or bundling and bonding a...
4450849 Dental physio-tape  
A novel dental tape for cleaning between the teeth is described. The tape is made of strong, flexible, non-tacky, non-toxic polymer which has rows of protuberances on which foreign particles...
4414990 Fluoridated dental articles  
A fluoridated dental article for cleaning the interproximal surfaces of the teeth, such as dental floss or dental tape, comprising filaments coated with a wax coating that is in turn coated with a...
4377381 Home care denture cleaning tool  
The tool is designed for use by a denture wearer after the chemical cleaning of the denture or partial denture in the home. The tool is a double ended instrument with two blades mounted on opposite...
4367759 Flexible teeth-cleaning device  
A device is disclosed for cleaning teeth and adjacent areas comprising a shaft with a cleaning end, a flexible rest with an opening through which the shaft extends which is operative to be pressed...
4364380 Device for use in interdental arch wiring  
A device is disclosed for fitting a fracture wire around a tooth as part of an interdental arch wiring technique. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the wire is U-shaped and the ends of a...
4330014 Method and apparatus for facilitating dental hygiene  
A holder is provided which contains at least two different flossing materials. The one material is typically unwaxed dental floss. The other material varies in thickness and is selected so as to...
4326547 Tooth probe device  
A teeth-cleaning device includes a rod-shaped, small diameter strand about which is surrounded a softer, floss-type material. The rod-shaped material is of sufficient stiffness to allow it to be...
4319377 Interproximal toothbrush  
An interproximal toothbrush comprises an elongated metal handle terminating at one end in a threaded section. The stem of a twisted wire brush passes through a hole in said threaded section, humps...
4315516 Continuous chain formed from a multiplicity of loops formed from dental floss material and apparatus for producing the same  
Presented is an apparatus for manufacturing a chain of connected loops from an indeterminate length of dental floss material. The loops are formed in such a way that the continuous chain of loops...
4304245 Therapeutic toothpick  
A toothpick for cleaning teeth and for gingival stimulation consists of a four-sided sheet of thin polymeric material curled back upon itself to form a hollow body having a forwardly tapering...
4286611 Dental floss dispenser  
The present invention relates to a novel and improved dental floss dispenser and a container for the same. The dispenser consists of a body portion adapted to carry a spool of dental floss and has...
4270556 Prophylaxis strip  
A reusable strip of perforated stainless steel for use following prophylaxis to remove any remaining plaque, calculus, and stains from interproximal surfaces and contact areas of the teeth without...
4265258 Dental floss  
A new and improved dental floss having a relatively large diameter to provide an increased surface area, and comprised of a multitude of fibers overlaid upon each other such that a number of the...
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