Implant Flossing Guide

Abstract

A dental hygiene threading tool used to insert floss between teeth of a user who has permanent oral implants. Traditional flossing for individuals with oral implants and the methods of flossing between implants and the gum line presently available are time consuming and difficult, due to the lack of the space between the two structures. The disclosed device comprises a hollow tube used to guide a floss threading line or pull through guide into these tight spaces. The tube is then removed once the threading line has been inserted. A user feeds a strand of dental floss through the threading line loop and pulls the threading line with the dental floss through the space. Once the dental floss has been fed through the teeth, the flossing procedure may commence. The device dramatically reduces time and effort required to thread floss between teeth and oral implants.

1 . A dental floss threading device for feeding a floss theading line between an oral implant and an individual's teeth and/or gums such that a user can feed a strand of dental floss through a small area, comprising:
 a floss threading line having a looped end and a closed end;   a flexible and elongated guiding tube having a circular cross section adapted to fit said floss threading line into said cross section and said threading line closed end through a space requiring flossing.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said threading line guiding tube is made of polyurethane. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said floss threading line is made of a plastic fiber.