Patent ID: 6823554
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
An oral device comprising:a handle; a head, extending from said handle, having a pair of elongated arms that include opposed surfaces; a pair of opposed cleaning elements, mounted on said opposed surfaces, the cleaning elements being constructed and positioned to be inserted into a user's interproximal regions when the oral device is moved back and forth over the user's teeth, each of the cleaning elements being mounted at an acute angle relative to an interproximal line, wherein the angle relative to the interproximal line is in a plane that is substantially parallel to the chewing surface of a row of the user's teeth; and a plurality of pairs of centering elements, mounted on said opposed surfaces and positioned to guide the oral device and center it around a tooth, said centering elements comprising cylindrical bristle tufts relatively shorter than said cleaning elements.