Patent ID: 7455521

Claim:
A loop that is introduced into an interproximal space between teeth, said loop comprising a semi-annular bow having a center member that connects a generally vertical leg on a proximal end of said bow with a generally vertical leg on a distal end of said bow, said bow having a wing extending outwardly from said generally vertical leg on said proximal end of said bow and said bow having a wing extending outwardly from said generally vertical leg on said distal end of said bow; and a strip that is insertible into an interproximal space between adjacent teeth, wherein said strip is attached to at least one of said generally vertical leg on said proximal end of said bow and said generally vertical leg on said distal end of said bow, and wherein said strip has a base end and an exposed end for insertion in an interproximal space between adjacent teeth, the base end pivotally connected to the proximal end, the distal end adapted to secure the exposed end upon insertion of the exposed end between predetermined adjacent teeth; wherein said bow is flexible and has memory, and wherein said bow is capable of deformation by application of manual force applied to said wing extending outwardly from said generally vertical leg on said proximal end of said bow and said wing extending outwardly from said generally vertical leg on said distal end of said bow, and upon manual deformation of said bow, said strip is selectively loosened within said bow to adapt to a non-linear contour of a tooth, and upon the release of manual deformation of said bow, said strip becomes taut within said bow to facilitate removal of said strip from said interproximal space between adjacent teeth.