Patent ID: 7338285
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental cleaning attachment for a dental handpiece which comprises: a) a disposable prophy angle having a neck and a right angle head, wherein said neck is removably attached to the dental handpiece; b) a polishing cup rotatably connected to said head of said prophy angle; c) an encompassing toroidal pouch having a tube fluidly formed to and extending from said toroidal pouch, wherein said tube runs externally along a top surface of said neck, is bent at a right angle, goes through a rear aperture in said head of said prophy angle and into a top aperture in said polishing cup; and d) a paste material carried within said toroidal pouch said tube and said polishing cup, wherein when the dental handpiece is gripped by a hand of a dental hygienist and said polishing cup is applied to a tooth, any finger of the hand of the dental hygienist can squeeze said toroidal pouch to force some of said paste material through said tube and out of said polishing cup, so that said paste material can be applied onto the tooth for cleaning.