Sonic dental device and method

A method of cleaning tooth surfaces comprising the steps of

• (a) attaching dental floss to a floss-holding member,
• (b) inserting the dental floss between two teeth, and
• (c) inducing movement in the floss-holding member through rotating an eccentric counterweight thereby producing vibrational energy in frequencies between 2,000 and 20,000 Hertz for directly causing the dental floss to move between the two teeth.

A device for cleaning teeth comprising

• a handle containing an eccentric counterweight attached to a motor for rotating the counterweight and producing vibrational energy in frequencies between 2,000 and 20,000 Hertz, and
• a floss-holding member comprising a pair of tines for holding a strand of floss therebetween, the floss-holding member being detachably attached to the handle for allowing the vibrational energy produced by the counterweight to induce a resonance action in the floss-holding member for moving the strand of floss.

A device for cleaning teeth comprising

• a handle containing an eccentric counterweight attached to a motor for rotating the counterweight and producing vibrational energy in frequencies between 2,000 and 20,000 Hertz,
• a power supply for energizing the motor, and
• a floss-holding member comprising a pair of tines for holding a strand of floss therebetween, the floss-holding member being detachably attached to the handle for allowing the vibrational energy produced by the motor to be transmitted to the floss-holding member to cause the floss-holding member to move and thereby the strands of floss to move.

A method of cleaning tooth surfaces comprising the steps of

• (a) attaching dental floss to a floss-holding member,
• (b) inserting the dental floss between two teeth, and
• (c) inducing movement in the floss-holding member through rotating an eccentric counterweight thereby producing vibrational energy in frequencies between 2,000 and 20,000 Hertz for inducing resonance action in the floss-holding member which causes the dental floss to move between the two teeth.