Patent ID: 6019773
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A46B,A61B

Abstract:
An improved dental prophylaxis device for cleansing the tongue and teeth of a user and massaging the gums of the user of a type having a pair of absorbent core members that are convexo-convex-shaped and have convex surfaces and which are saturated with dental cleansing material and which are flexible but capable of retaining their shape and which are enclosed in a spaced-apart disposition within a saturable covering layer that has a longitudinal center line and a variegated surface and a portion between the pair of absorbent core members that is flexible and indented and defines a lateral centerline, the improvement comprising a pocket being disposed on the saturable outer covering layer for receiving the forefinger of a user and enabling the user to rub said improved prophylaxis device against the teeth of the user and the gums of the user using the pressure of only the forefinger of the user without dropping said improved prophylaxis device and without having to utilize more than one finger of at least one hand of the user.