Patent ID: 8469709

Claim:
A dental hygiene device for wearing in the mouth over the teeth and along the gums comprises; a flexible open-support structure, the flexible open-support structure having two opposing facing bases, an inner base and an outer base, each base extends the length of the device and has a curvature to fit over the teeth and along the gums of a wearer of the device, the inner base fits between the teeth and the tongue while the outer base fits between the teeth and cheek and lips region of the mouth, a plurality of arch-shaped ribs extend from the inner base to the outer base joining the two bases to form the flexible open-support structure; a fabric covering extends from each base overlying the plurality of ribs, the fabric covering being permeable to fluids; and wherein the support structure has a means for receiving and holding a cream or paste and delivering the cream or paste to the teeth, gums and to the fabric covering, wherein the fabric covering is wetted by the production of saliva allowing the cream or paste to wick and migrate into the fabric covering.