MARGARITA B ALLEN
Dental Hygienist at Bay Hl Blvd, Safety Harbor, FL
License number
Florida 15438
Issued Date
Aug 3, 2000
Effective Date
Mar 12, 2008
Expiration Date
Feb 28, 2018
Category
Health Care
Type
Dental Hygienist
Address
Address
103 N Bay Hills Blvd, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Professional information
Orthodontic Flossing Implement
US Patent:
8061372, Nov 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep 3, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/231440
Inventors:
Margarita B. Allen - Safety Harbor FL, US
International Classification:
A61C 15/00
US Classification:
132329, 132323
Abstract:
An orthodontic flossing implement for facilitating positioning and manipulating of a portion of a length of dental floss into the interdental space between adjacent teeth and proximate to and beneath an orthodontic wire which defines an arch extending between adjacent orthodontic brackets on the teeth. An elongated handle dependently supports an elongated, slender shaft formed as a unit with, and extending from a proximal end of the handle. The shaft is dimensionally smaller in thickness than that of said handle and preferably oriented at an acute angle to the handle. A tip, formed as a unit with, and extending from a second end of the shaft, is oriented at an acute angle to the handle, the tip having an aperture formed therethrough sized to just receive a length of dental floss. The tip with the dental floss positioned through said aperture, is manipulable by said handle to pass beneath an arch of the orthodontic wire and to floss the interdental tissue.