Tooth brushing system

Abstract

A tooth brushing system adapted to simultaneously clean a set of maxilla teeth or a set of mandible teeth. The system comprises a vibration inducer, a controller for the vibration inducer, a power source and a handle adapted to enclose the vibration inducer, the controller for the vibration inducer and the power source. The system further comprises a plurality of brushes adapted to simultaneously contact the set of maxilla teeth or the set of mandible teeth, a vibration isolation plate integral with the handle and a vibration transfer plate connected to the vibration inducer and the plurality of brushes and releasably connected to the vibration isolation plate, wherein the handle is adapted to be effectively held within a hand of a user and the vibration isolation plate is adapted to isolate vibration from the set of maxilla teeth or the set of mandible teeth not contacted by the plurality of brushes.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 051,488, filed May 8, 2008, which application is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention broadly relates to tooth brushes, more specifically to a tooth brush having a plurality of brushes, and even more particularly to a tooth brushing system having a plurality of brushes in the form of a U-shaped tray arranged to simultaneously clean the entire set of maxilla teeth or the entire set of mandible teeth.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Regular brushing of teeth is important to maintain the oral and general health of an individual. Able body individuals typically use conventional manual or electric toothbrushes. Many individuals, such as the elderly and disabled, do not have the ability to regularly brush their teeth with conventional tooth brushes. The teeth of many of these individuals are not ...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]It is a general object of the present invention to provide a tooth brushing system that can be effectively used by a variety of different types of users to clean their teeth and thereby minimize tooth decay and gum disease.

[0015]It is another general object of the present invention to provide a tooth brushing system that can be used by health care workers to clean the teeth of patients or can be used by individuals such as elderly, disabled or children to clean their own teeth, where these individuals have a disability that makes it difficult to use or an inability to effectively use a conventional tooth brush.

[0016]It is yet another general object of the present invention to provide a tooth brushing system that can simultaneously clean the entire set of maxilla teeth or the entire set of mandible teeth.

[0017]It is a further general object of the present invention to provide a tooth brushing system that is easy to use and inexpensive to manufacture.

Problems solved by technology

Many individuals, such as the elderly and disabled, do not have the ability to regularly brush their teeth with conventional tooth brushes.

It is difficult and time consuming for the health care workers to brush the teeth of their patients using conventional toothbrushes.

Moreover, some children have difficulty grasping traditional tooth brush handles and manipulating the tooth brush to effectively clean their teeth due to their smaller and less dexterous hands.

In view of the foregoing, it should be apparent that for the aforementioned reasons and for a variety of other reasons, traditional tooth brushes present issues that preclude good dental hygiene.

In view of some elderly and disabled person's inability to regularly and / or properly brush their teeth, those people may experience tooth decay, gum disease and other issues.

Similarly, children and able body individuals who fail to perform sufficient and / or correct brushing also experience tooth decay, gum disease and other issues.

Similar health benefits are provided to animals by proper oral hygiene, and in addition to the difficulties described above relative to people cleaning their teeth, it is also extremely difficult to clean the teeth of animals.

For example, dogs and cats are typically unwilling to permit a person to brush their teeth.

The greater the length of time required clean the animal's teeth, the less likely that it will be possible to complete the cleaning.

Thus, using a conventional manual or electric toothbrush, which is capable of cleaning only a single tooth at a time, typically results in the incomplete cleaning of the animal's teeth.

Each of the devices disclosed in these patents suffers from defects and / or shortcomings that renders them ineffective, such as complexity of design, difficulty of operation, inability to properly sanitize after use, etc.

Heretofore, tradeoffs between ease of use, effectiveness and cost of manufacture were required.

Moreover, there is a long-felt need for a tooth brushing system that can be used by health care workers to clean the teeth of patients or used by individuals such as elderly, disabled or children to clean their own teeth, where these individuals have a disability that makes it difficult to use or an inability to effectively use a conventional tooth brush.

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