Multi-ribbed dental tape
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsHarold D. Ochs, Josef V. Knutzen, Richard J. Fougere, Alexander Lobovsky
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Abstract
The present invention includes monofilament dental tapes for removing plaque and/or food debris from interdental spaces of a mammal, which dental tapes have a core body with an aspect ratio of greater than about 5:1 and a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface opposite the first cleaning surface, where at least one of the first and second cleaning surfaces includes a plurality of ribs disposed along the length thereof, and where the ratio of the width of the dental tape to the thickness of the dental tape is from about 4:1 to about 25:1.
Claims25
An elastomeric monofilament dental tape, comprising:
- a core body comprising a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface opposite said first cleaning surface, said core body having an aspect ratio of greater than about 10:1;
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- a plurality of ribs, each of said ribs disposed along the entire length of at least one of said first and second cleaning surfaces,
- wherein the width of the dental tape is 0.040 to 0.100 inches and the ratio of the width of said dental tape to the thickness of said dental tape is from about 3:1 to about 25:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.