Patent ID: 7475694

Claim:
An apparatus to clean teeth comprising: a first member including a first tooth contact portion and a first handle portion integrated therewith, said first handle portion including a location to apply pressure from, accommodate, or to receive a thumb; and a second member pivotally connected to said first member and being disposed there beneath, said second member including a second tooth contact portion and a second handle portion integrated therewith, said handle portion including a location to apply pressure from, accommodate, or to receive one or more fingers; and a pivoting means for connecting said first member to said second member, whereby the pivoting means allows said first and second members to return to a first position after said members have been caused to move to a second position; a first floss tip enclosure element connected to the distal portion of said first tooth contact portion for holding one end of a floss wherein the head of said floss is covered by a cap; a second floss tip enclosure element connected to the distal portion of said second tooth contact portion for receiving end of said floss from said first floss tip enclosure element; and means responsive to movement of members from said first to said second positions to drive said floss from said first floss tip enclosure element through the gap between teeth, through to said second floss tip enclosure element.