Patent ID: 7913883

Claim:
A hygienic, single use dentifrice applicator and periodontal cross-contamination prevention system to enable the user to apply a dentifrice agent to a specific location including ones that are difficult to reach or isolate and to prevent cross-contamination between users of the same dentifrice dispensing tube, said applicator comprising: a) a threaded attachment collar for fastening said applicator to a tube for dispensing a predetermined amount of a dentifrice agent; b) a curvilinear nozzle projecting from said collar; c) a conduit extending through said curvilinear nozzle, a portion of said conduit longitudinally extending along a curvilinear longitudinal axis of said curvilinear nozzle, wherein a proximal end thereof allows for the introduction of said dentifrice therein and delivers it to a user specified area from a distal end thereof; d) a valve member disposed within said conduit that disables said applicator when said valve is in a closed position thereby rendering the applicator inoperative for a subsequent use, and said valve moves within said conduit from an open position along a portion of said curvilinear longitudinal axis to said closed position.