Patent ID: 6701939
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental device for disturbing bacteria and other foreign substances between teeth, the device comprising:an elliptical center plastic gripping section having a first end and a second end, wherein the center section is between sixty thousands of an inch and eighty thousands of an inch thick, between thirty thousands of an inch and fifty thousands of an inch wider than it is thick, and between three quarters of an inch and one inch long; a first plastic transition section adjoined to the first end, wherein the first transition section is between one hundred and seventy-five thousands of an inch and two tenths of an inch long; a second plastic transition section adjoined to the second end, wherein the second transition section is between one hundred and seventy-five thousands of an inch and two tenths of an inch long; a first flat plastic picking section adjoined to the first transition section having a first tip and a first base, wherein the first picking section is between twelve thousands of an inch and twenty thousands of an inch thick, between forty-five thousands of an inch and one tenth of an inch wide, between one quarter of an inch and three quarters of an inch long, and the first picking section's width converges along its length such that the first tip is between thirty thousands of an inch and forty thousands of an inch narrower than the first base; and a second flat plastic picking section adjoined to the second transition section having a second tip and a second base, wherein the second picking section is thinner than the first picking section, is between seven thousands of an inch and fifteen thousands of an inch thick, between forty thousands of an inch and seventy-five thousands of an inch wide, between one quarter of an inch and three quarters of an inch long, and the second picking section's width converges along its length such that the second tip is between ten thousands of an inch and twenty thousands of an inch narrower than the second base.