Dental tool for cleaning teeth interproximally

Dentistry – Apparatus – Hand manipulatable implement

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132 93, A61C 300

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045225958

ABSTRACT:
A dental tool for the cleaning of teeth interproximally is disclosed. The dental tool includes an elongate shank with a resilient tip located around one end of the shank. The tip is designed to be deformably insertable interproximally and has a pear-shaped cross section. Preferably, the shank is attached to a handle which is conveniently the end of a toothbrush. The tip and shank can be integrally formed of a rubber material, or the shank can be made of metal and the tip of a rubber material. Ribs are also provided around the periphery of the tip.

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Roto-Pro Advertisement by Ellman Int'l Mfg. Co., Hewlett, New York.
PY-CO-PAY Advertisement by Dental Products Div., Block Drug Co., Jersey City, N.J.
STIM-U-DENT Advertisement by Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J.
Prior Invention of Applicant submitted to John O. Butler Co., Chicago, Ill., dated Feb. 4, 1981.

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