BAND FOR CLEANING INTER-TOOTH SPACE AND METHOD OF CLEANING OF INTER-TOOTH SPACE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61C15/04 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: band can be used for cleaning surface of teeth and for prevention f infection diseases in mouth cavity. Band for cleaning inter-teeth area has to be strip of preset width made of soft expandable polymer material, having thickness of 0,15-0,25 mm. Mentioned strip is made of food film with thickness of 4-90 mm. Method of cleaning of inter-teeth area is based upon introduction of band made of soft polymer expandable material, into inter-teeth area where band moves against teeth. After band is introduced into inter-teeth area, band is subject to extension to opposite sides to form wave-shaped curves onto band along its length. After that extended band moves inside inter-teeth area in direction of gum to be folded in that area. Inter-teeth area is cleaned due to pulling band out of mouth cavity through inter-teeth area. Inter-teeth gap of any shape can be reached easily and rests of food can be pushed out.

EFFECT: improved safety at use; higher efficiency; prophylactics of caries.

2 cl, 4 dwg