The first lady wrapped up her trip at the Seneca Falls fete commemorating great advances for American women. Touted as a bad-breath remedy, the plastic, serrated gadgets are moving into the mainstream as more dentists recommend them to patients. Scraping is an ancient practice still common in the Far East. Los Angeles firm Discus Dental, for one, expects fivefold sales growth by 2001 as word of mouth spreads. Scraping is one way to remove bacteria that cause bad breath.
Plastic scrapers are cheap and available over the counter or from dentists.