Toothbrush with curved bristles

A toothbrush for brushing the buccal and lingual surfaces of teeth in one operation comprising

• an elongated handle with a longitudinal axis,
• a bristle mounting head formed as an extension of said handle with a longitudinal axis at an angle of from 0.degree. to 45.degree. therewith and having a bristle mounting face,
• a row of short straight bristles, and
• a row of curved bristles on at least one side of said row of short straight bristles,
• the proximal ends of said bristles being mounted in said bristle mounting face and the bristle rows being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said head,
• the greatest curvature of said curved bristles being at about one third of the length from the distal extremity and the bristle distal extremities being at about a right angle to the proximal bristle portions, their distal extremities approximately touching the extensions of said short straight bristles,
• the bristles at a distal end portion of said bristle rows being longer than others of the bristles and extending a greater distance from said bristle mounting face.

A toothbrush for brushing the buccal and lingual surfaces of teeth in one operation comprising

• an elongated handle with a longitudinal axis,
• a bristle mounting head formed as an extension of said handle with a longitudinal axis at an angle of from 0.degree. to 45.degree. therewith and having a bristle mounting face,
• a row of short uncurved bristles,
• a row of curved bristles on at least one side of said row of short uncurved bristles,
• at least some of said curved bristles having cross sections generally in the shape of a polygon with less than six sides,
• the proximal ends of said bristles being mounted in said bristle mounting face and the bristle rows being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said head,
• the greatest curvature of said curved bristles being at about one third of the length from the distal extremity and the bristle distal extremities being at about a right angle to the proximal bristle portions,
• the bristles at one end of said bristle rows being longer than others of the bristles and extending a greater distance from said bristle mounting face.

A toothbrush for brushing the buccal and lingual surfaces of teeth comprising

• an elongated handle,
• a bristle mounting head formed on the outer end of said handle having a bristle mounting face,
• at least two rows of curved bristles,
• the proximal ends of said bristles being mounted in said bristle mounting face,
• at least some of said bristles having cross sections generally in the shape of a polygon with less than six sides,
• the curved shape and mounting of said bristles being such that similarly positioned bristles in opposite bristle rows are symmetrically shaped and their distal extremities are nearly touching.

A toothbrush for brushing the buccal and lingual surfaces of teeth comprising

• an elongated handle,
• a bristle mounting head formed on the outer end of said handle having a bristle mounting face,
• at least two rows of curved bristles,
• at least some of said bristles having cross sections generally in the shape of a polygon with less than six sides,
• the proximal ends of said bristles being mounted in said bristle mounting face,
• the curved shape and mounting of said bristles being such that similarly positioned bristles in opposite bristle rows are symmetrically shaped,
• the bristles at one end of said bristle rows being longer than others of the bristles and extending a greater distance from said bristle mounting face.