Dental floss

Details Dental floss Dental floss

1997-04-08

2000-02-22

Ball, Michael W.

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Methods

Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

156180, 156229, 15624411, 132321, 26417211, A16C 1504

Patent

active

060275928

ABSTRACT:
Improved dental flosses are provided, including multicomponent coextruded filaments and/or filaments having a multilobal cross-section. Some preferred flosses of the invention are capable of bulking.

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