Patent ID: 7328711

Claim:
An orthodontic flossing implement for accessing an inter-dental space proximate an arch of a brace wire, said orthodontic flossing implement comprising: an arm; a handle, wherein said arm is integrally formed with said handle and disposed coplanar therewith, and wherein said arm is flat and dimensionally narrower than said handle; at least one projection, said projection separated from said handle by a neck; and, an aperture formed transversely through a tip of said arm, wherein said aperture is adapted to receive floss threaded therethrough, wherein said neck comprises a dimensionally narrower section, said neck adapted to retain dental floss wrapped therearound, wherein said tip of said arm is inserted underneath the arch of the brace wire so as to position said aperture, and at least a portion of the floss carried thereby, over the inter-dental space disposed proximate the arch of the brace wire.