摘要:
A custom-designed oral appliance for simultaneously flossing all the user's teeth. Consists of a custom-fitted polymer mouthpiece containing two corresponding holes located at the gum line between adjacent teeth, where one hole is located on the lingual side and one hole is located on the buccal side of the apparatus. Typical floss is then threaded through the appliance such that it matches the individual user's tooth pattern. New floss can be dispensed through the appliance and spent floss collected by means of a floss distribution system. A further embodiment provides a cross flossing pattern to maximize floss contact with the inter-proximal surfaces of adjacent teeth.
摘要:
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 lengths of thread. Once dispensed and cut in a medial portion of the thread, the threaded ends of a length of floss may be held to use the floss which prevents any wastage of flossing material. In modified embodiments, the lengths of thread may be provided with small knots to indicate where to cut the thread and to provide a better grip during a use of the floss. Further, granules of fluoride may be attached to a floss strip to act both as an abrasive and as a means of applying fluoride between teeth as the granules dissolve.
摘要:
A device to aid in the tying of dental floss having a compartment to retain the dental floss which can be withdrawn, doubled back, wound around a conical member, passed through a groove and slot and threaded back through, and slipped off of the conical member forming a convenient loop used to more easily floss the teeth.
摘要:
A dental flossing aid for dispensing and aiding in the use of dental floss for cleaning teeth, comprises an elongated bodymember on which is mounted a supply of dental floss and which comprises a plurality of holes bored through the bodymember. The bodymember is elongated for projecting into the mouth cavity. Dental floss is threaded through the bored holes of the bodymember and extended to the outermost end of the bodymember; the bores serving to develop tension in the dental floss to resist the removal of floss from the floss supply. A pushkey assembly is provided for overcoming the tension and assisting in advancing the dental floss.
摘要:
A device for inserting dental floss in difficult-to-reach areas under dental bridges or splints, comprising a length of flexible material formed into a loop, the ends of which are bonded together over a substantial portion to provide a stiffened elongated guide portion. The floss is threaded through the loop and the device, with the guide portion leading, is passed under two connected teeth of a bridge through interproximal areas whereby the floss is inserted through such areas.
摘要:
Apparatus for preparing measured lengths of dental floss for use in dental hygiene devices which include stretching wax-coated synthetic unplasticized vinyl resin dental floss between a pair of spaced clamps, closing a grid of heat resistant bars about the stretched dental floss and applying a high-heat source to the dental floss between the bars of the grid to melt the exposed dental floss thereby forming measured lengths of dental floss with nubs at each end thereof.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for preparing measured lengths of dental floss for use in dental hygiene devices which include stretching wax-coated synthetic unplasticized vinyl resin dental floss between a pair of spaced clamps, closing a grid of heat resistant bars about the stretched dental floss and applying a high-heat source to the dental floss between the bars of the grid to melt the exposed dental floss thereby forming measured lengths of dental floss with rubs at each end thereof.