Tooth and gum cleaning tool

A tooth and gum cleaning system, comprising:

• a first cleaning tool for cleaning teeth and gums, comprising:
• an elongate handle portion having first and second ends;
• a sponge portion being coupled to said first end of said handle portion;
• said sponge portion having a handle receiving bore extending into a proximal end thereof, said first end of said handle portion being disposed in said handle receiving bore of said sponge portion;
• said sponge portion having an engaging face and a back face opposite said engaging face, said engaging face having a plurality of uniformly spaced ridges extending therefrom, a channel being formed between adjacent pairs of said ridges;
• wherein said engaging face of said sponge portion has four ridges;
• said handle portion having upper and lower sides being extended between said first and second ends of said handle portion, said upper side having a recessed portion extending from said first end towards said second end, said lower side having a recessed portion extending from said first end towards said second end;
• said upper side of said handle portion having an arcuate finger channel extending therein for receiving a finger;
• wherein a length of said handle portion is defined between said first and second ends thereof, said length of said handle portion being about 7{fraction (9/16)} inches;
• wherein a length of said sponge portion is defined between distal and proximal ends thereof, said length of said sponge portion being about 1{fraction (3/16)} inches;
• a second cleaning tool for cleaning teeth and gums, comprising:
• an elongate handle portion having first and second ends;
• said first end of said handle portion having a widened head portion;
• a sponge portion having an engaging face and a back face opposite said engaging face, said back face of said sponge portion being coupled to said head portion of said handle portion;
• said engaging face of said sponge portion having a plurality of uniformly spaced ridges extending therefrom, a channel being formed between adjacent pairs of said ridges;
• wherein said engaging face of said sponge portion has four ridges;
• said handle portion having upper and lower sides being extended between said first and second ends of said handle portion
• wherein a length of said handle portion is defined between said first and second ends thereof, said length of said handle portion being about 7{fraction (9/16)} inches;
• wherein a length of said sponge portion is defined between distal and proximal ends thereof, said length of said sponge portion being about 1{fraction (3/16)} inches;
• a first sterilization device for sterilizing said tooth cleaning tool, said first sterilization device comprising:
• a housing having an open top, a closed bottom, and an interior;
• a sterilizing pad being disposed in said interior of said housing, said sterilizing pad substantially extending between opposed lateral sides of said housing and positioned toward a side end of said housing, said sterilizing pad being porous and having a sterilizing fluid absorbed therein;
• a lid portion for closing said open top of said housing;
• said sterilizing pad having a pair of channels extending into an upper surface thereof;
• said sponge portion of said first tooth cleaning tool being positionable in one of said channels of said sterilizing pad for permitting absorption of said sterilizing fluid by said sponge portion from said sterilizing pad;
• said sponge portion of said second tooth cleaning tool being positionable in one of said channels of said sterilizing pad for permitting absorption of said sterilizing fluid by said sponge portion from said sterilizing pad;
• wherein said sterilizing fluid sterilizes said sponge portions in less than about 9 hours;
• wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises a solution of between about 1 and 5 percent glutaraldehyde;
• wherein a length of said housing is defined between opposite side ends thereof, said length of said housing being about 8 inches;
• wherein a width of said housing is defined between opposite lateral sides thereof, said width of said housing being about 1¼ inches;
• and
• wherein said sterilizing pad is rectangular and has forward and rearward edges and a pair of opposite side edges, the length of said sterilizing pad between said forward and rearward edges is between about 1 and 2 inches, the length of said sterilizing pad between said side edges is between about ½ and 1¼ inch;
• a second sterilization device for sterilizing said first tooth cleaning tool, said second sterilization device comprising:
• a generally rectangular first casing portion and a generally rectangular second casing portion;
• said sponge portion of said first tooth cleaning tool being positionable between said first and second casing portions;
• and
• said first casing portion being detachably coupled to said second casing portion such that a seal is formed between said first and second casing portions and said handle portion of said first cleaning tool.