Dentistry – Apparatus – Hand manipulatable implement
Patent
1997-02-11
1998-07-14
Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Hand manipulatable implement
433142, 1523608, 601137, A61C 300
Patent
active
057794758
ABSTRACT:
A tongue scraper including a handle extent with a first free end and a second end. Further provided is an intermediate gripping extent with a first end integrally coupled in collinear relationship with the handle extent. Also included is a scraping extent having a closed-loop configuration with a hollow center. The scraping extent includes a first end integrally coupled with a second end of the intermediate gripping extent. A second end of the scraping extent has teeth formed therein for scraping teeth of a user. The teeth are defined by a plurality of triangular cut outs. Such cut outs form a plurality of triangular wells and a plurality of teeth members which together define the teeth. The teeth members include linear beveled side extents and an arcuate top surface. The teeth are formed along less than 1/4 the entire periphery of scraping extent. The triangular wells associated with the teeth have a depth that is less than 1/3 the height of the scraping extent.
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