Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Sponge or sponge with holder
Patent
1993-03-11
1994-02-08
Coe, Philip R.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Sponge or sponge with holder
151671, 151761, A61C 1500, A46B 308
Patent
active
052839249
ABSTRACT:
An interdental foam brush with an elongate non-conductive, galvanic shock free stem having a boss, the stem having a brush support portion extending from the boss in the distal direction to a preferably rounded distal tip and a flexible handle engaging portion extending from the boss in the proximal direction. The brush support portion including its distal tip and the boss being enclosed in resilient, open-cell polymeric foam. The outer surface of the brush is tapered and converging in the distal direction. The boss is a stop means for limiting movement of the brush portion between interdental surfaces, and the brush support portion has a length approximating the width of a rear molar. The brush support portion has a diameter providing a brush support surface for effective cleaning while permitting passage of the brush between interdental surfaces. The foam has a hardness and pore density providing effective cleaning between interdental surfaces is achieved. Another aspect is a combination of the interdental foam brush described above and a handle. The interdental foam brush can be impregnated with a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one agent for treating the gums or teeth in the form of a coating, solution, paste or gel.
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Dental Services; Austin H. Kutscher, DDS, School of Dental and Oral Surgery Columbia University, N.Y.; pp. 1886-1896 Chapter 105.
Hart Adrian
Kaminski John A.
Pitts Robert G.
Suhonen Christopher H.
Tseng Mingchih M.
Brinson Patrick F.
Coe Philip R.
Gillette Canada Inc.
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