Patent ID: 8210764

Claim:
A single use disposable toothbrush, said single use disposable toothbrush comprising: (a) a handle member produced from a pre-selected biodegradable material, said handle member having a predetermined size and a predetermined shape; (b) a predetermined number of rows of bristles attached to and extending from a first surface of said handle member closely adjacent one end thereof; (c) a plurality of apertures formed through said one end of said handle member and intermediate said rows of bristles, said plurality of apertures being disposed in a single row substantially in a center of said one end of said handle member; (d) a pouch, containing toothpaste, disposed on a radially opposed second side of said handle member and over said apertures, said pouch includes a plurality of apertures, said apertures in communication with corresponding apertures disposed on said one end of said handle member; and (e) a strip of dental floss removably engageable with said handle member for covering said apertures on said one end of said handle member so as to prevent such toothpaste from flowing until said strip of dental floss is removed thereby permitting said toothpaste to flow onto said bristles when said pouch is compressed.