RU215339U1 - Toothbrush massager for children - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to medicine, namely to pediatric dentistry, and can be used for oral hygiene in preschool children. The technical result of the utility model is to simplify the cleaning of milk teeth under the supervision of an adult, and also creates a chewing load on periodontal tissues, which improves their trophism. The presence of bristles on the occlusal and side walls of the inner surface of the head of the device allows, when making chewing and reciprocating movements with the help of a plastic handle, to clean fissures and side surfaces of milk teeth with the help of an adult.

Description

The utility model relates to medicine, namely to pediatric dentistry, and can be used for oral hygiene in preschool children.

Currently, the prevention of major dental diseases in preschool children - caries, periodontal disease - occupies a priority position in dentistry. Children of preschool age do not follow the rules of oral hygiene. In the presence of a large number of different hygiene products, they all have a single drawback - the difficulty of using in childhood. When using a non-fixed device, preschool children try to push it out with their tongue or chew it, thereby the person performing the brushing procedure needs to hold these devices.

Various brush devices for cleaning teeth are known, made of a holder and bristles with different geometries (US patent No. 4729142, IPC4 A46B 9/00, A46B 9/04, 1988; SU patent No. 1417859, IPC4 A49B 9/04, 1988; patent CH No. 664271, IPC4 A46B 9/04, 1988).

However, the known objects have a number of disadvantages: the need to allocate a special time, a low effect of cleaning the surface of the teeth with the possibility of damage to the gingival margin, a significant consumption of related compounds (toothpaste, powder, etc.), and heat treatment cannot be used for disinfection. In addition, due to their inability to massage the gums, they cause negative emotions (a latent form of the gag reflex).

Known device for brushing teeth and a disposable set based on it (patent RU No. 104059, IPC A61C 17/00 - 10.05.2011, Bull. No. 13). The utility model is aimed at preventing the occurrence of periodontal diseases and eliminating the possibility of infection of the oral cavity during brushing. The technical result is achieved by using a fingertip equipped with spike-like elements as a device for brushing teeth. Spike-like elements (spikes) protrude above the outer surface of the fingertip by 2-3 mm and have a diameter at the base of 1.0-1.5 mm. The fingertip with spikes is made of polyurethane. The disposable dentifrice kit consists of two spiked fingertips and a toothpaste capsule in a transparent case.

Disadvantages: requires careful handling of the hands of the person who cleans the child; there is no functional load on periodontal tissues.

It is also known a device for brushing teeth and massaging gums, made in the form of a conical hollow element of an elastic material having a wide open and narrow closed ends with villi or eyelets. This device is put on the tongue or fingers and the teeth are cleaned and the gums are massaged (EPO Application No. 0252710, IPC4 A46B 5/04, 1988).

The disadvantages of this device are: the need to allocate special time for cleaning the teeth and massaging the gums, inconvenience of use, especially with special formulations, and insufficient cleaning effect, especially in hard-to-reach places.

Chewing toothbrush (application US 2002/0106234), made of a flexible shell with bristles attached to the shell and a chewing center located inside the shell. The bursting capsule is adjacent to the chewing center inside the shell and contains an easily digestible medium.

Known disposable product "hedgehog" for oral care (patent RU No. 93237, IPC A46B 3/00 - 27.04.2010, Bull. No. 12) in a disposable product for oral care, made in the form of a hollow elastic object with applied to its surface with cleaning bulges, the elastic object is a soft chewing substance made in the form of two hemispheres connected into one whole or halves of other three-dimensional figures forming a cavity, equipped with bundles of bristles, evenly or not, distributed over the surface, while a cleaning agent is placed in the cavity . For ease of use, the bristles have a length of 0.3 to 0.5 mm and are rounded at the ends, while they are made of synthetic materials, and the product itself is made of silicone or other non-toxic elastic material. The design includes 2 hemispheres, bundles of bristles, a line connecting the halves, a cavity for a cleaning agent, openings for the release of a cleaning agent.

Disadvantages: the possibility of getting into the respiratory tract and digestive tract, there is no sufficient load on periodontal tissues.

Known bite roller for cleaning teeth (patent RU No. 207431, A61C 17/00 - 28.10.2021, bull. No. 31) for hygienic dental care in children, as well as persons with disabilities for oral care. The bite roller is made of rubber in the form of a parallelepiped 19 mm high with parallel slots along the vertical axis and has an H-shaped cross section. The depth of the slots from the top of the protrusion is 6 mm. The side surfaces of the parallelepiped are smooth. The recesses of the bite roller have a corrugated surface in the form of recesses and protrusions in the longitudinal direction. The holding arch has an elastic consistency and can wrap around the patient's head. The shape of the device is universal for both the right and left sides.

Disadvantages: passive cleaning properties - only at the location of the bite roller, only massage.

A dental massager is known (patent RU No. 174402, IPC A61H 13/00 - 11.10.2017, Bull. No. 29), which is made of rubber in the form of a parallelepiped 18-20 mm high with parallel slots along the vertical axis. The massager has an X-shaped cross-section with ledges rounded along the radius of 3-5 mm and rounded along the radius of 1.5 mm at the bases of the slots. The depth of the slots from the top of the protrusion is 5-8 mm. The side surfaces of the parallelepiped have rounded recesses with a massager width in the center of 10-12 mm. The slots and recesses of the massager have a corrugated surface in the form of recesses and protrusions in the longitudinal direction. EFFECT: increasing the level of hygiene due to the better cleaning ability of the dental massager and thereby reducing the oral hygiene efficiency index (PHP) in children by 1.6 times.

Disadvantages: the possibility of getting into the respiratory tract and digestive tract, passive cleaning properties only at the location of the massager.

A device for brushing teeth with outside help is known (patent RU No. 2707807, IPC A46B 9/04 - 29.11.2019, Bull. No. 34), which provides the possibility of brushing teeth from two sides simultaneously for both dentitions. The device comprises a handle, a head with dentifrices and a means for connecting the outer part of the head and the handle, which makes it possible to rotate the handle relative to the head. The device comprises a dentifrice cassette and means for connecting the head to the inside of the cassette to allow at least vertical movement of the head over the teeth relative to and within the cassette.

This product is taken as a prototype.

Disadvantages: it is used only for brushing teeth, and not for the functional load on periodontal tissues.

The objective of the claimed utility model is the possibility of both brushing teeth and massaging periodontal tissues in preschool children with the help of an adult.

The technical result of the utility model is the cleaning of milk teeth with a chewing load on the teeth under the control of an adult.

The technical result is achieved by using a massager toothbrush for children, consisting of a rubber cleaning head in the form of an elongated H-shaped oval with bristles on the inner occlusal surface in the range of 1-2 mm and on the inner side surfaces in the range of 3- 4 mm, passing into a plastic handle.

The essence of the utility model is illustrated by drawings, which show

figure 1 - General view of the toothbrush simulator;

figure 2 - side view of the toothbrush massager;

figure 3 - view of the head of the device in front.

The figures indicate the following positions with numbers: 1 - cleaning head of the device made of rubber, 2 - bristles on the occlusal and internal-lateral surfaces of the head, 3 - plastic handle of the device.

Implementation of the utility model

Toothbrush massager for children (figure 1, 2), consisting of a cleaning head 1 made of rubber in the form of an elongated oval H-shaped section (figure 3) with bristles on the inner occlusal surface 2 in the range of 1-2 mm and on the inside - side surfaces in the range of 3-4 mm, turning into a plastic handle 3.

Toothbrush massager works as follows.

With the help of a plastic handle, under the control of an adult, a rubber head is superimposed with vertical H-shaped slots with an internal bristly surface on the teeth of a preschool child. The adult asks the child to chew on the head of the device, and a load is created on the periodontal tissues. The bristles enter the fissures of milk teeth, cleaning from soft plaque. Then, with the help of a plastic handle, adults perform reciprocating movements of the head of the device, in which the bristles located on the chewing and internal-lateral surfaces of the head of the device clean the lateral surfaces of temporary teeth.

Thus, the declared toothbrush massager for children is carried out with the help of an adult cleaning milk teeth, and a child, when chewing a rubber head, creates a chewing load on periodontal tissues.

Claims (1)

Toothbrush simulator for children, made of a cleaning head and a handle, characterized in that the cleaning head consists of rubber in the form of an elongated H-shaped oval with bristles 1-2 mm on the inner occlusal surface and with bristles 3-4 mm on the inner -side surfaces, turning into a plastic handle.

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