Dental flosser units and method of making same

A dental flosser unit for flossing teeth, comprising:

• a filament having at least one thread of high tensile strength;
• a coating of low-friction material on said filament;
• and a plastic bead at each of the opposite ends of the filament penetrating through said coating of low-friction material and bonded directly to said at least one thread of high tensile strength.

A method of making a dental flosser unit, comprising:

• coating at least one thread of high tensile strength with a low-friction coating material having a melting point no higher than 280.degree. C.;
• and injection molding a plastic bead at each of the opposite ends of the thread at a temperature of at least 280.degree. C. to melt the coating of low-friction material and to bond the plastic bead directly to the high-tensile strength thread.

A dental flosser unit for flossing teeth including a filament of high tensile strength terminating in thickened end portions at its opposite ends;

• characterized in that each of said thickened end portions includes a bead made of a first part formed with a socket for receiving the respective filament end, and a second part formed with a plug of complementary configuration as said socket for insertion into the socket of the first part, thereby firmly clamping the respective filament end therein.