Patent ID: 8857004

Claim:
An oral hygiene device comprising: a head dimensioned and configured to be disposed and manipulated within the mouth of a user, said head including an end portion and a base collectively defining a curvilinear outer surface of said head, said end portion including a substantially hemispherical outer surface configuration extending outwardly from said base; said base comprising a substantially elongated, curvilinear outer surface configuration extending from said end portion to an opposite end of said base; a plurality of cleansing members collectively secured to said curvilinear outer surface in a predetermined array; said predetermined array comprising said plurality of cleansing members arranged in a plurality of rows; each of said plurality of rows extending continuously along the length of said base and across said end portion, said plurality of cleansing members of different ones of said plurality of rows extending outwardly from said elongated base in different directions; said plurality of cleansing members of common ones of said plurality of rows extending outwardly from said base in substantially common directions, said plurality of cleansing members of each of said plurality of rows being formed from a flexible material and being initially disposed in spaced, non-engaging relation to one another, said predetermined array being structured to facilitate concurrent engagement among at least some of said cleansing members of one or more upper teeth in the mouth of the user and one or more lower teeth in the mouth of the user, an elongated handle connected to said head and having a sufficient length to facilitate a selective, compound rotary and reciprocal movement of the head and cleansing members while in the mouth of the user, and a transferable, hygienic composition disposed on a proximal end said elongated handle; said elongated handle structured to receive said hygienic composition, said hygienic composition being of at least semi-rigid construction and coaxially aligned with said elongated handle.