Tooth Cleaning Device

Abstract

An assembly and method for brushing a person's teeth is provided whereby the assembly has a unitary main body having an interior cavity accessible from one side of said assembly, a plurality of tooth brushing bristles, a tab support, and a movement tab, wherein said main body is constructed and arranged to be congruent with the general u-shaped profile of human teeth.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An assembly for brushing a person's teeth, said assembly comprising:
 a unitary main body having an interior cavity accessible from one side of said assembly;   said cavity having a plurality of tooth brushing bristles disposed therein;   said assembly having a tab support integral with said main body;   said tab support constructed and arranged to hold a movement tab;   wherein said main body is constructed and arranged to be congruent with the general u-shaped profile of human teeth.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of bristles includes bristles disposed in a single direction. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of bristles includes bristles disposed in more than one direction. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said bristles include a plurality of bristles disposed in a horizontal direction and a plurality of bristle disposed in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said bristles are formed of different physical characteristics relative to placement of the assembly in the mouth of user and said different physical characteristics are formed based on bristle position relative to contact with specific types of teeth. 
     
     
         6 . A method for cleaning teeth said method comprising the steps of:
 providing a user with an assembly according to  claim 1 ;   placing at least one dental cleaning material in said cavity;   positioning said assembly in the mouth in a position congruous with the dental profile of said user;   grasping the movement tab;   moving the grasped movement tab, the moving providing motion to the assembly positioned in the mouth;   removing the assembly.