Patent ID: 8006516

Claim:
A method for dispensing a substance into a mouth, wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of a breath freshener and a flavoring agent, the method comprising the steps of: providing a mouth and tongue stud including a means for dispensing a substance formed in a portion of the stud, wherein the means for dispensing a substance contains the substance and wherein the stud further comprises a bar having ends, a first end member attached to one end of the bar and a second end member attached to an other end of the bar, and the first end member removably attaches to the one end of the bar; mounting the bar of the stud in a fistula formed in a wearer's tongue; and dispensing the substance into the wearer's mouth, wherein the substance is dispensed on or below, or on and below, the wearer's tongue solely by dissolving the substance over time in the wearer's saliva so that the dissolved substance is free to flow from the means for dispensing to on or below, or on and below, the wearer's tongue.