ORAL CAVITY CARE DEVICE HAVING ELEMENTS FOR SOFT TISSUES CLEANING WITH DIRECTED CLEANING Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A46B15/00 

FIELD: personal use articles.

SUBSTANCE: oral cavity care device or toothbrush (100) includes a head (104), a section (116) with tooth cleaning element and a section(114) with soft tissue cleaning elements. The section (114) with tissue cleaning elements includes multiple flexible projections (120) positioned at an angle. The projections (120) are designed so that to enable bending from the initial position into a basically horizontal position when the section (114) with tissue cleaning elements contacts the tongue and is introduced into the mouth. The projections (120) are designed so that to enable bending from a basically vertical position when the section (114) with tissue cleaning elements contacts the tongue and is taken out of from the mouth. The flexible projections (120) may be used jointly with hard projections (122) having an overall vertical configuration for facilitation of removal of organic substances remains from the mouth and contact with the cheek to intensify salivation during teeth cleaning.

EFFECT: design promotes prevention of organic substances remains pushing into the mouth and removal of organic substances remains from the mouth and the tongue.

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