Patent ID: 7537451

Claim:
A tooth and gum cleaning apparatus comprising: a mouthpiece, multiple traveling cleaning heads, and actuating means for said cleaning heads; said mouthpiece including an arcuate channel formed of flexible material; said channel having a base portion, a first wall portion, and a second wall portion; said first wall portion and said second wall portion project from said base portion defining an inner space sized for receiving an upper or lower set of human teeth; said mouthpiece including a first longitudinally extending side track mounted in a first tunnel provided in said first wall portion, a second longitudinally extending side track mounted in a second tunnel provided in said second wall portion, and a longitudinally extending base track mounted in a third tunnel provided in said base portion; each of said tracks having at least one of said cleaning heads traveling thereon; each of said tunnels having a longitudinally extending guide slot communicating with said inner space; said actuating means being disposed in said tunnels and said cleaning heads being disposed in said inner space adjacent to said teeth; said actuating means being operably connected to said cleaning heads through said guide slots and being configured to rotate said cleaning heads and to propel said cleaning heads along said tracks; whereby said mouthpiece may be placed onto an upper or lower set of teeth and said actuating means may be energized to rotate and to traverse said cleaning heads for sequentially cleaning top and side surfaces of teeth and adjacent gums.