There is provided a method of biofilm reduction from the tongue which includes the steps of applying water to a selected area of biofilm and applying an Er, CR:YSGG solid state laser to the selected biofilm area from a hand held device. The method includes generating cavitation to the selected area of biofilm by the application of water and the application of the Er, CR:YSGG solid state laser to result in biofilm disruption without tissue injury. The biofilm disruption produces a reduction of the biofilm over a period of time, with a reduction in aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. A comparison of digital image analyses of tongue coatings over a period of time can determine the reduction in biofilm.

The present disclosure provides an oral hygiene device member capable of further reducing a burden on a target object in an oral cavity and capable of maintaining a cleaner state while suppressing deterioration in cleaning performance. Oral hygiene device member according to the present disclosure comprises handle having flow path through which liquid is allowed to pass. Oral hygiene device member comprises head comprising: head body connected to one end side of handle; and head material held by head body. Head material comprises a cleaning part. The cleaning part is exposed from the head body in a state of being held by the head body. The cleaning part is formed of fibers that clean a target object in an oral cavity. Liquid supply path is formed in the head. The liquid supply path communicates with the flow path and supplies liquid to the cleaning part.

A tongue cleaner is disclosed includes a lower holding portion and an upper scraping portion, wherein the lower holding portion includes a pair of laterally opposing side portions formed from a first side portion and a second side portion, and a pair of laterally opposing end portions formed from a first end portion and a second end portion, where the upper scraping portion includes a first leg portion, a second leg portion, a scraping surface, and a closed-loop opening bounded by the first leg portion, the second leg portion, the scraping surface, and the second end portion of the lower holding portion, and where the first and second leg portions extend from the second end portion of the lower holding portion, and the upper scraping surface includes a first, honed edge and a second, smoothed edge.

The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a tongue exercise apparatus for snoring prevention, wherein the apparatus can be useful for exercising the tongue in order to prevent snoring. A tongue exercise apparatus according to the present disclosure is a tongue exercise apparatus that a user can hold by hand and use to perform tongue exercises, the apparatus comprising: a handle which the user can hold by hand; a tooth engagement part which extends from the end of the handle and has an engagement groove that can engage with the ends of the teeth of the user; and an exercise assistant part which is connected to the tooth engagement part so as to be able to enter the mouth of the user, and has a protrusion portion that protrudes, in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the tooth engagement part extends from the handle, so that the tongue of the user can contact the protrusion.

A body care product, with at least one application unit and with at least one handle unit that is connected with the application unit and includes at least one material handle body, wherein the material handle body of the handle unit and/or the application unit are/is made at least partially of a paper material.

An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleaner. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a first surface, and an opposite second surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the first and second surfaces. A soft tissue cleaner may have a first cleaner fixed to the second surface of the head and a second cleaner fixed to the peripheral surface of the head. Furthermore, the second cleaner may incorporate a plurality of grooves extending at least a portion of the distance from the first surface to the second surface along the peripheral surface.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a probiotic applicator, having a handle and a head affixed to the handle. The head is configured to scrape the surface of a tongue. The head includes a plurality of orifices for dispensing a fluid onto the surface of the tongue. The applicator includes a reservoir configured to contain a probiotic composition. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the plurality of orifices. An actuator is configured to allow probiotic composition to flow from the reservoir and through the plurality of orifices when actuated. In another aspect, the present disclosure may be embodied as a method for applying a probiotic composition to a tongue. The method includes scraping a surface of the tongue using a probiotic applicator having a scraping head; and applying the probiotic composition to the scraped surface of the tongue by dispensing through orifices of the probiotic applicator.

A toothbrush for brushing a user's teeth is a T-shaped member having a handle forming a lower part of the T and a head forming the upper, transverse part of the T. A plurality of bristles extends outwardly from a surface of the head. A combination of at least the head and the plurality of bristles together provides about a 45-degree brushing angle relative to a side surface of a tooth of a user.

A tongue sponge for improving oral care includes a wand, a carrier, and a sponge head. The wand has an attachment post positioned at one end thereof. The carrier is for removably and replaceably coupling to the attachment post of the wand. The sponge head has a receptacle for receiving the carrier in a fixed position, with an outwardly facing surface of the sponge extending outwardly around the entire carrier.

An orthodontic chew for use with braces includes an elongated tubular member made of a chewable food grade silicone and including an ingredient that improves oral health during usage of braces. A comfort tape for use with braces includes a strip of flexible and stretchable material that is infused with an ingredient to improve oral care during treatment with braces.