Dental cleaning tool with secondary cleaning tool and integrated shield for the secondary cleaning tool

A dental cleaning tool comprising:

• a body portion defining a longitudinal axis of the dental cleaning tool, wherein the body portion comprises:
• a floss assembly comprising a first arm, a second arm, and a bridge segment, the first arm and the second arm extending from the bridge segment substantially perpendicularly relative to the longitudinal axis;
• a handle coupled to the floss assembly and extending from the floss assembly substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis;
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• a receiving slot formed in the handle, the receiving slot being covered, in part, by a shield extending from a portion of the handle, and the shield being configured to cover the receiving slot such that access to the receiving slot is restricted from a first direction;
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• a secondary cleaning tool coupled to the bridge segment, wherein the secondary cleaning tool is pivotable relative to the bridge segment such that the secondary cleaning tool is insertable into the receiving slot in a stowed position from a deployed position.

A dental cleaning tool comprising:

• a body portion defining a longitudinal axis of the dental cleaning tool, wherein the body portion comprises:
• a floss assembly comprising a first arm, a second arm, and a bridge segment, the first arm and the second arm extending from the bridge segment substantially perpendicularly relative to the longitudinal axis;
• a handle coupled to the floss assembly and extending from the floss assembly substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis;
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• a receiving slot formed in the handle, the receiving slot being covered, in part, by a shield extending from a portion of the handle;
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• a secondary cleaning tool coupled to the bridge segment via a living hinge, the secondary cleaning tool being pivotable relative to the bridge segment about the living hinge in at least two degrees of freedom such that the secondary cleaning tool is insertable into the receiving slot by moving the secondary cleaning tool in at least two directions about the living hinge.