Dental brush
OwnerPeter Sissons, Siobain Whiteinventors
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Abstract
A brush for cleaning a periodontal pocket between a tooth and a gum of a user. The brush includes, at least, a handle portion, an arm extending from the handle portion, and a brush head located at an end of the arm having a plurality of brush filaments extending therefrom. The brush filaments are configured to be inserted into a periodontal pocket. The brush can be used to assist in the treatment of gum disease by enabling a user to precisely clean periodontal pockets. The brush may be for self-use. Alternatively, the brush may be used by a healthcare professional such as a dentist or hygienist to treat a patient or to demonstrate its use.
Claims18
A brush for cleaning a periodontal pocket between a tooth and a gum of a user at a full depth of at least 4 mm into the periodontal pocket, the brush comprising:
- a handle portion;
- an arm extending from the handle portion;
- a brush head located at an end of the arm having a plurality of brush filaments extending therefrom and configured to be inserted into the full depth into the periodontal pocket to provide said cleaning, wherein all of the plurality of brush filaments are configured to be simultaneously inserted into the full depth into the periodontal pocket;
- a light source for illuminating the inside of a mouth when the brush is in use, wherein an angle between a central axis of the handle portion and a central axis of the arm is in the range of 120 to 170 degrees;
- a reservoir for holding a liquid;
- and a pumping system configured to deliver the liquid to the brush head,
- wherein the arm is rotatable about its central axis and relative to the handle portion between first and second positions, wherein in the first position, the handle portion is configured to be positioned such that a user's hand gripping the handle portion is lower than the user's mouth while cleaning lower periodontal pockets, and wherein in the second position, the handle portion is configured to be positioned such that the user's hand gripping the handle portion is lower than the user's mouth while cleaning upper periodontal pockets.
A brush configured to clean periodontal pockets at a full depth of at least 4 mm into the periodontal pocket, the brush comprising:
- a handle portion;
- an arm extending from the handle portion;
- a brush head located at an end of the arm having a plurality of brush filaments extending therefrom and configured to be inserted into a periodontal pocket, wherein all of the plurality of brush filaments are configured to be simultaneously inserted into the full depth into the periodontal pocket;
- a light source for illuminating the inside of a mouth when the brush is in use;
- a reservoir for holding a liquid;
- and a pumping system configured to deliver the liquid to the brush head,
- wherein an angle between a central axis of the handle portion and a central axis of the plurality of brush filaments is in the range of 30 to 80 degrees, and
- wherein the arm is rotatable about its central axis and relative to the handle portion between first and second positions, wherein in the first position, the handle portion is configured to be positioned such that a user's hand gripping the handle portion is lower than the user's mouth while cleaning lower periodontal pockets, and wherein in the second position, the handle portion is configured to be positioned such that the user's hand gripping the handle portion is lower than the user's mouth while cleaning upper periodontal pockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.