Patent ID: 8506192

Claim:
An improved dental hygienic kit useful in the effective brushing of the teeth while materially avoiding irritation of the interior mouth surfaces, said kit comprising: a measured quantity of toothpaste; a flexible body element for storing and dispensing said measured quantity of toothpaste, and a removable toothbrush disposed within said flexible body element, said flexible body element comprising flexible walls, a closed bottom, and a substantially rigid, closable top including a flexible body sealing element for mating engagement with said toothbrush; said removable toothbrush comprising grippable handle means disposed at the one end thereof for manually gripping and controlling use of said toothbrush, and a brush-bearing element comprising bristles disposed at the other end thereof and extending outwardly therefrom in a substantially single radial direction for operational use in the brushing of the teeth while materially avoiding engagement with the inner surface of the mouth, and a mating handle sealing element longitudinally disposed from said brush-bearing element on said removable toothbrush and disposed circumferentially therearound for mating engagement with said flexible body element sealing element, thereby convertibly to seal the toothpaste contents of said flexible body element from drying out, while providing access to said toothpaste contents upon removal therefrom of said toothbrush; and said flexible body element further comprising a diameter restrictor disposed internally of said flexible body sealing element for insertion within and withdrawal therefrom of said brush-bearing element to retain thereon a measured quantity of toothpaste.