Patent ID: 8636433

Claim:
A microbe detecting and/or treating toothbrush comprising: a) a handle that comprises a head portion, a neck portion and a grasping portion, an upper surface and a lower surface; b) a plurality of bristles, positioned on and attached to said upper surface of said head portion of said handle; and c) one or more dental hygiene devices being pans of said handle and adapted to precisely deliver a metered dose of a disclosing agent or a treating agent to the teeth, said devices comprising: c.1) a dispensing aperture for dispensing a metered dose of a disclosing or treating agent; and c.2) a dispensing mechanism comprising an actuator, which upon actuation, enables the dispensing aperture to precisely deliver a metered close of a disclosing agent or a treating agent to the teeth; wherein said dispensing aperture and said dispensing mechanism of said dental hygiene devices are situated in said grasping portion of said handle.