Patent ID: 6886570

Claim:
A dental device comprising: a floss holder having an elongate shape with a first end and a second end and having on its first end two tines holding a piece of dental floss and on its second end a fastening element, wherein said two tines are such shaped and bent that said piece of dental floss is held approximately perpendicular to and about 5 to 20 mm away from an axis of said second end; a driving handle housing a motorized driving mechanism and having on its first end a driving element and a mounting element, wherein said driving element is driven by said driving mechanism to swing from side to side around an axis affixed on said driving handle, wherein said driving element oscillates at a frequency about 50 to 100 Hz and is confined not to move up and down, and wherein said driving handle has an elongate shape for easy hand holding and said mounting element is secured with said driving handle; wherein said floss holder is coupled to said driving handle and said driving element drives said piece of dental floss to oscillate with respect to said driving handle, wherein said piece of dental floss moves from side to side for dental flossing.