KR200325704Y1 - Rotary disk toothbrush - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to the design of a toothbrush to more effectively penetrate the toothbrush into the gap between the teeth and gums in order to remove tartar and food debris in the tooth gap. The toothbrush design has limitations on the width of the disk toothbrush and the number of toothbrush hairs, so that the tip of the toothbrush should be long enough to penetrate into the gap between the tooth and the gum and into the bottom of the gap. A toothbrush consisting of a rotatable disc toothbrush that has a plurality of toothbrush hairs that extend outward in form.

Description

Rotary disk toothbrush

This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 386,466, dated June 5, 2002.

The present invention relates to the area of dental hygiene.

Many people suffer from periodontal disease. "Periodontal" generally means the range around the tooth. This includes the gums, periodontal membranes and bone tissue that hold the teeth. When diagnosed as periodontal disease, surgical treatment at the dentist usually involves fixing the gums. It is indispensable to keep the gap between the teeth and the gums clean after surgical treatment.

This is important for successful gum healing and to improve gum health. The healing process after periodontal treatment is also important. Typically, the gap of the gingiva (gum) is filled with a gum protection pack for approximately one week to two weeks immediately after surgical treatment. After gum surgery, the swelling of the gingiva is relieved enough to begin brushing during this period. Dental calculus and food debris should be kept to a minimum within the gap of the gums in order to heal the gums correctly. Good oral hygiene is one of the most effective preventive measures for dental gingival healing. For this reason, it is important that the tip of the toothbrush be efficiently penetrated into the gap of the gum.

In order to clean the gum gap sufficiently, many specialists say that the toothbrush should reach the bottom of the gum gap for the purpose of removing food waste tartar. Bass Method is a well-known toothbrush method for dentists. This is the most efficient method that is not familiar to the general public, and the general public is not fully acquainted with its use.

Most people tend to brush their brittle teeth, which tend to be cleaned by fibrous foods such as meats and vegetables.

In order to use the Bass Method smoothly, any part of the brush heads should be leveled with the toothbrush bar to the ground so that the toothbrush bar is not attracted by the force on the teeth and gums, but rather pushes deep into the tooth when the stroke is shorter.

In other words, the Bass Method should guide the user more efficiently so that a few brush heads can reach the bottom of the gum and tooth gap. Unfortunately, conventional toothbrushes are designed so that their bristles cannot fully penetrate the gap between the teeth and the gums.

Traditional toothbrushes, in particular, typically have a toothbrushed surface that is extremely difficult for users to penetrate the bristles into the gaps of the gums. Traditional toothbrushes require that the bristles brush with short, front and back strokes across the surface of the teeth and gums for dental hygiene.

In other words, the brush hairs slide across the gaps between the teeth and between the teeth and the gums.

The action of these brush hairs slides over the gaps, which in fact causes them to get over the tartar and food debris or to get them deep. When the toothbrush is used in the traditional way, the tip of the toothbrush does not have enough space to enter or there is not enough contact time for the toothbrush to act in the gap to effectively remove tartar and food debris.

The present invention introduces a new technique and the design of a toothbrush, which allows the toothbrush to penetrate the crevice for effective removal of tartar and food scraps.

Rather than brushing the bristles across the teeth and gums, the modified toothbrush consists of an extended body called a handle connected to a rotatable toothbrush disc.

Toothbrush discs consist of a number of toothbrush hairs extending radially outward. Since the width of the disc toothbrush and the number of toothbrush hairs are limited, the effective number of tips of the toothbrush on the disc can penetrate into the gap between the tooth and gum when the toothbrush is properly positioned and into the gingival gap and the floor. It must have a sufficient length.

The width of the bristles across the disc toothbrush, for example the number of bristles, is not limited to the width between the teeth and the gums.

What is needed is that the overall design of the toothbrush allows the user to easily and efficiently insert a sufficient number of toothbrush hair into the crevice for the oral cleanliness.

Preliminary test

In preliminary experiments conducted prior to the toothbrush's final design, the regular toothbrush was modified, in particular the number of toothbrushes was reduced to reduce the surface area of the toothbrush. Because of the reduced surface of the brush, the tip of the brush was easily inserted into the gap between the gums. However, users have found it difficult to master the technique of inserting bristles into gaps between teeth and gums. Moreover, the deformed toothbrush is fully arranged to penetrate the gum gap in a completely straight and rigid shape while applying the compression stroke of the Bass Method described above, and can function well when the toothbrush is well maintained. In order to function properly, the toothbrush must penetrate the bottom of the crevice.

Short strokes are applied to prevent the tip of the toothbrush from moving while the tip of the toothbrush is dug into the bottom of the gap in the gum.

After the stroke, the toothbrush moves horizontally for the first time and the same process is repeated.

The method is described in more detail as follows. The toothbrush should be in two places. One point should be midpoint of the outer surface of the toothbrush and the index finger is pressed.

The second point is supported by the palm of the hand with the tip of the handle toward the inside of the toothbrush, ie the toothbrush.

After the toothbrush has touched the edge of the gums, stroke both sides of the toothbrush with some pressure applied and the tip of the toothbrush staying at one point.

At this time, the toothbrush hair penetrates the small gap of the gum so that the user has enough stability in the hand.

The intended result can be obtained but we find that the required toothbrush method is too difficult.

Based on the lack of usefulness of the toothbrush hair, which makes the tip of the toothbrush firmly attached to the gap between the tooth and the gum, the present invention teaches the proper use of the toothbrush for the tooth and the gum and the gap between the tooth and the gum. Cleans efficiently

Improved toothbrush design

Toothbrush designs can be used both by hand and by electric toothbrush.

The present invention can be used more efficiently when used as an electric toothbrush.

The stroke made by the electric toothbrush can be directed to the bristles on the rotating disk. The tip of the toothbrush is designed to conform to the shape of the teeth and gums using the movement of the stroke made by the electric toothbrush. The design of the toothbrush can be divided into single or double rotating discs, which will be described in detail later.

Finally, in the case of a dual-rotational toothbrush, there is a pair of short brushstrokes that typically brush across the teeth, as shown in a regular toothbrush. The present invention not only cleans the interdental parts and teeth between the teeth, but also heals simple gingivitis.

Unlike a typical toothbrush that slides across the tooth surface by back and forth movement or up and down movements, the rotary toothbrush is designed to penetrate the gap with an efficient number of toothbrush tips.

The toothbrush consists of toothbrush hairs arranged radially and vertically from a disk rotatably connected to the handle of the toothbrush.

A. Single Spin Disc Toothbrush:

When fully positioned, the spinning disc brush head rests in the gap of the gum. Once positioned, the user continues to apply some force downwards to the toothbrush, moving horizontally so that the bristles touch the bottom of the gap. Thus, while the toothbrush is in place and sufficient force is maintained at the tip of the toothbrush to reach the bottom of the gap, a short stroke should be applied.

Then, rather than moving the toothbrush vertically to raise the bristles, relieve the applied downward force and move the toothbrush horizontally, rotating the disc so that the other toothbrush touches the bottom of the gum gap. As the toothbrush moves, the disc brush head rotates and pushes the food debris to clean.

Given that sometimes toothbrushes can penetrate into unusual deep gaps (gum pockets) formed by teeth and gums, many new toothbrush designs can be developed with this rotating disc toothbrush.

B. Dual Spinning Disc Toothbrush:

One replaced design enables dual disc toothbrush designs.

While the discus brush cleans the gums and teeth, the second disc is far enough apart from the other. The disc gap allows one disc toothbrush to clean the upper part of the tooth while the other maintains the proper position, angle and orientation of the tooth and gum along with the first one near the gum.

Using a single or double disc toothbrush allows the toothbrush to penetrate deep into the gaps between the teeth and gums, while the disc freely rotates as the toothbrush moves to clean the surroundings.

The bristles spread from the discs adapt to the nearby shapes of teeth and gums. Therefore, the disc toothbrush in the gap of the gum freely rotates at the bottom of the gap according to the resistance created by the downward force applied to the toothbrush in contact with the gum. The tip of the toothbrush is designed so that the toothbrush penetrates deeply into the gap of the gums rather than facing perpendicular to the tooth surface.

Minimal contact with the tooth surface is minimized, thus minimizing resistance to the tooth surface. And as a result, many brush hairs can penetrate the gaps around them. Actively excavates and removes food scraps and other materials from deep inside the gum gap.

As noted above, the present invention may incorporate a secondary set of toothbrushes, with a traditional toothbrush situated on the side of the disc and extending perpendicular to the disc toothbrush. The secondary toothbrush polishes and polishes the surface of the tooth.

The purpose of the present invention is as follows.

The disk-shaped toothbrush is designed to rotate while moving straight along the gap between the gums.

Toothbrush design with a rotating toothbrush disc free from the force of toothbrush drag while brushing.

A toothbrush design that allows the toothbrush on the toothbrush to touch the bottom of the gum gap and penetrate the gap without being pushed while applying a short stroke deep into the gap.

Toothbrush design with a small number of toothbrushes to reduce the area of the tip of the rotating disc toothbrush to facilitate penetration of the toothbrush into the gap.

1 is a side view of a single rotating disc toothbrush;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 in position to clean the gap between the tooth and the gum; FIG.

3 is a perspective view of a second example of a double rotating disc toothbrush and a toothbrush on each disc;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a state in which the toothbrush of Figure 3 is actually applied to the tooth.

Hereinafter, the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.

The toothbrush 10 of the present invention is depicted in FIG. 1. The toothbrush 10 is composed of a disk 12 and a disk 14 rotatably connected to a handle used as a toothbrush versus a shaft. A number of toothbrushes 16 spread radially from the disc 14. The width of the disc toothbrush is marked with "A". Due to the limited width of the toothbrush hair, the effective number of toothbrush hair can penetrate into the gap between the tooth and the gum and effectively clean the tartar and food debris in the gap.

As used as an axis, the orientation of the handle 12 relative to the disc 14 can vary from plane to plane. Because of this, the user can vary the position of the toothbrush while the portion of the toothbrush 16 remains in the gap between the tooth and the gum as shown in FIG. 2.

As another example, a dual disk wheel system is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The toothbrush 110 has an elongated handle 112 and is connected to the handle 112 so that a pair of discs 114 can rotate on both sides. Many brush hairs spread radially in each disk 114 as in a single disk.

In the design of a dual disc toothbrush, as shown in Figure 4, one rotating disc toothbrush is located along the top of the tooth surface. In this position, the bristles are bent in contact with the upper teeth. The other disc toothbrush penetrates into the gap between the tooth and the gum for cleanliness.

The operation of the toothbrush is relatively simple. The user places the toothbrush so that some of the plurality of toothbrush hairs penetrate the gap between the tooth and the gum (see FIG. 2).

Once positioned, the user moves the disc toothbrush while moving the handle 12 in a direction approximately parallel to the upper surface of the tooth. When the handle 12 is moved, a portion of the toothbrush 16 of the disc 14 penetrates into the gap of the gum, and then the food waste dropped by the toothbrush 16 is sent out while the disc 14 rotates.

Due to the rotational design, a portion of the toothbrush 16 penetrates and remains in the gap between the tooth and the gum as the handle 12 moves as described above.

The dual rotating toothbrush design may further include the set of toothbrushes 118 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. This toothbrush hair 118 can be used as a traditional toothbrush like a regular toothbrush.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the contact with the tooth surface is minimized to minimize the resistance on the tooth surface to a minimum, and as a result, many toothbrush hairs can penetrate into the surrounding gaps, as well as the gums. Actively dig out and remove food scraps and other material from the gap.

Claims (11)

In the toothbrush to clean the gap between the teeth and gums: An elongated body constituting the handle; And A disk toothbrush rotatably connected to the handle and having a plurality of first toothbrush hairs radially spread; The first toothbrush is characterized in that when the handle moves parallel to the gap between the tooth and the gum, a portion thereof can sufficiently enter the gap between the tooth and the gum where the disc toothbrush will rotate within the gap. toothbrush. 2. The toothbrush of claim 1 wherein said plurality of first bristles has a length sufficient to reach the bottom of a gap between a tooth and a gum. The toothbrush of claim 1, wherein the toothbrush is an electric toothbrush. 2. The toothbrush of claim 1, wherein a plurality of second toothbrushes extend from the disc toothbrush in a direction perpendicular to the first toothbrush. The toothbrush of claim 4, wherein the toothbrush is an electric toothbrush. In a toothbrush that cleans the gap between the teeth and the gums: An elongated body constituting the handle; And And a pair of disc toothbrushes rotatably connected to the handles respectively, the plurality of first toothbrushes being radially spread out from each other. The first toothbrush is characterized in that when the handle moves parallel to the gap between the tooth and the gum, a portion thereof can sufficiently enter the gap between the tooth and the gum where the disc toothbrush will rotate within the gap. toothbrush. 7. The toothbrush of claim 6, wherein said plurality of first bristles has a length sufficient to reach the bottom of the gap between the tooth and the gum. 8. The toothbrush of claim 7, wherein the toothbrush is an electric toothbrush. 8. The toothbrush of claim 7, wherein a plurality of second toothbrushes extend from at least one of the discotic toothbrushes in a direction perpendicular to the first toothbrush. 10. The toothbrush of claim 9, wherein the toothbrush is an electric toothbrush. In a toothbrush that cleans the gap between the teeth and the gums: An elongated body constituting the handle; And And a disk toothbrush rotatably connected to the handle and having a plurality of toothbrush hairs radially spread so that a portion thereof can penetrate the gap between the tooth and the gum.