Flossing toys or devices are disclosed. Methods of making and using flossing toys or devices are also disclosed.

A hybrid dental tool is disclosed herein. The hybrid dental tool includes a flossing head and a handle portion. The flossing head can include a filament stretching between the leading arm and a trailing arm. The flossing head can be connected to the handle portion. The handle portion can include features that can receive and retain a pick. The pick can be a soft pick or a hard pick. The handle portion can further include an integrated pick that can be located at a free end of the handle portion.

A dental floss holder comprising a holding portion, and a head portion disposed on the upper end thereof and bent obliquely upward from the holding portion. The head portion has first and second arm portions which symmetrically extend from the lower end of the head portion to both sides. Third and fourth arm portions symmetrically extend from the upper end of the head portion to both sides. First and second spaces for tensioning first and second segments of dental floss are formed between tail ends of the first and third arm portions, and the third and fourth arm portions, respectively. A third space for tensioning a third segment of dental floss is formed between tail ends of the fourth and second arm portions. The first and third segments of floss are parallel to the lengthwise direction of the holding portion, with the second segment of floss perpendicular thereto.

A dental flossing pick includes a body, a lever, and at least one torsion spring. The body may include a first arm and a first jaw, and the lever may include a second arm and a second jaw. The lever may be rotatably coupled to the body, and the at least one torsion spring may be coupled to the body and the lever. The first arm and the second arm may be rotatable toward one another, against a resistance force of the at least one torsion spring, from an open state to a closed state to form a handle. In the closed state, the first jaw and the second jaw may be clamped to one another to form a fork distal to the handle. The fork may include a first prong and a second prong defining therebetween a gap in which a length of dental floss material may be secured.

A dental flossing device comprising a first body circumscribing a void adapted to receive one or more fingers of a user, an outward-facing surface, opposite from the void, having a first segment comprising at least one pair of cleats arranged to define a circumferential groove for receiving and carrying one or more revolutions of the dental floss formed by wrapping the dental floss along the circumferential groove. A second segment of the outward-facing surface includes a fastener comprising a depression, a crown with a base wall and a niche in the base wall, and a pedestal that connects the base wall of the crown to a floor of the depression. The base wall, niche and the pedestal are configured to provide a space located between the floor of the depression and the base wall to receive and secure a free end of the dental floss. The device permits users to easily hold and manipulate the dental floss into position for flossing, eliminating the problems associated with gripping dental floss directly with the hands.

The present invention is a consumer-oriented dental scraper, which helps the user maintain healthy teeth and gums via scraping away calculus, tartar, plaque, food particles, and other undesirable formations on teeth. The core components of the invention are a scraping head having a scraping edge and at least one scraping surface, a handle, and a finger grip, which are configured as follows: the back face of the scraping head is attached to the front end of the handle, and the finger grip is attached to the back end of the handle. The handle is optionally curved for better access to teeth. Optionally, the present invention is combined with a second scraping head, a dental pick, a flosser, a tongue scraper, or a toothbrush for greater flexibility in maintaining dental hygiene. Further, the present invention is produced in a disposable and biodegradable fashion.

This disclosure proposes a technique for finding and treating areas of tooth decay primarily below the gum line using protuberances provided in a length of modified dental floss. The length of modified dental floss is provided with protuberances which can be used to detect areas of tooth decay by the roughness and sensitivity felt as the length of modified dental floss glides over the area of tooth decay. Specially designed posts are used to anchor the ends of the length of modified dental floss in order to be able to apply greater force during flossing, and free up fingers that would normally have the dental floss wrapped around them, to guide the floss to the right locations for flossing.

The present patent application relates to a dental floss device which includes a floss holder and a floss tensioner. The floss holder is used for holding a dental floss, and the floss tensioner is connected with the floss holder and is used for tensioning the dental floss held by the floss holder.

An oral hygiene handle device is configured for a holding of an oral-hygiene means, in particular an interdental brush, with at least one base body comprising at least one accommodation region for an accommodation of the oral-hygiene means in an application position wherein the accommodation region of the base body is longer than 30 mm, and is configured for an accommodation of a handle element of the oral-hygiene means.

A dental flossing apparatus having a single continuous loop of dental floss passing freely through and held by apertures, which may be located either within the body of each of two rings, or in an eyelet on each of the rings, the rings being suitable for placing on the long fingers of both hands. One or both eyelets may have one end fixed to and continuous with the ring, and one sharply pointed end contiguous with, but not continuous with, the ring, with the pointed end pointing inwards such that its external side lies at an acute angle to the outer circumference of the ring, so that the floss can enter the aperture by being pulled through the contact point between the pointed end of the eyelet and the ring, but can't easily exit the aperture once inside.