Orthodontic toothbrush

Abstract

A toothbrush includes a handle having a gripping section, at least one arm attached to one end of the gripping section, at least one brush head attached to the at least one arm, and at least one bristle tuft extending from the brush head, wherein the bristle tuft is disposed off-perpendicular to a plane of the handle. Further, the at least one arm laterally offsets the brush head from the gripping section of the handle. In some embodiments, the toothbrush includes two arms attached to opposing ends of the gripping section of the handle, and each arm has a brush head attached thereto.

1 . A toothbrush head for cleaning gums and teeth with orthodontic braces and obscured areas of the orthodontic braces, themselves, comprising:
 a brush head configured to be removably coupled to a handle, said brush head having a substantially circular cross section and a substantially dome-shaped end; and   at least one bristle tuft extending from said brush head, said at least one bristle tuft is configured to be oriented Oblique relative to a surface of the handle when the brush head is attached to the handle;   said at least one bristle tuft comprising a plurality of bristles said bristles having a length shorter than 9 mm and configured to extend from said brush head in a common direction and parallel with each other.   
     
     
         2 . The toothbrush head of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one bristle tuft comprises four or more bristle tufts disposed in a single row. 
     
     
         3 . The toothbrush head of  claim 1 , wherein said arm of said brush head is configured to be coplanar with said handle when attached. 
     
     
         4 . A toothbrush head for cleaning gums and teeth with orthodontic braces and obscured areas of the orthodontic braces, themselves, comprising:
 a brush head configured to removably attach to a handle such that the brush head is coplanar with a longitudinal plane of the handle and having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle; and   at least one bristle tuft extending from said brush head, said at least one bristle tuft is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the brush head, and configured to be at a substantially oblique angle relative to the longitudinal plane of the handle, and in a direction towards a plane which intersects the longitudinal axis of the handle and is orthogonal to the longitudinal plane of the handle when the brush head is attached to the handle;   said at least one bristle tuft comprising a plurality of bristles.   
     
     
         5 . The toothbrush head of  claim 4 , wherein the brush head comprises a plurality of bristle tufts, said bristle tufts are substantially parallel to each other. 
     
     
         6 . The toothbrush head of  claim 4 , wherein said at least one bristle tuft of the brush head is configured to be oriented relative to the longitudinal axis of said handle at an acute angle between 20° and 50° when attached to the handle. 
     
     
         7 . The toothbrush head of  claim 4 , wherein said acute angle is between 30° and 45°. 
     
     
         8 . The toothbrush head of  claim 4 , wherein said at least one bristle tuft of the brush head comprises four or more bristle tufts all disposed in a single row aligned with the longitudinal axis of the brush head. 
     
     
         9 . The toothbrush head of  claim 4 , wherein said at least one bristle tuft of the brush head comprises four or more bristle tufts all disposed in two rows aligned with the longitudinal axis of the brush head. 
     
     
         10 . The toothbrush head of  claim 9 , wherein said bristle tufts are disposed in parallel arrangement. 
     
     
         11 . The toothbrush head of  claim 9 , wherein the bristle tufts are disposed in staggered arrangement. 
     
     
         12 . The toothbrush head of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one bristle tuft having a length shorter than 10 mm extending from said brush head in a common direction and parallel with each other 
     
     
         13 . A toothbrush head for cleaning gums and teeth with orthodontic braces and obscured areas of the orthodontic braces, themselves, comprising:
 a brush head having a substantially circular cross section and a substantially dome-shaped end; and   at least one bristle tuft extending from said brush head, said at least one bristle tuft is oriented perpendicular to the brush head;   said at least one bristle tuft comprising a plurality of bristles said bristles having a length shorter than 9 mm and extending from said brush head in a common direction and parallel with each other.   
     
     
         14 . The toothbrush head of  claim 13 , wherein the brush head comprises a plurality of bristle tufts, said bristle tufts are substantially parallel to each other. 
     
     
         15 . The toothbrush head of  claim 13 , wherein said at least one bristle tuft of the brush head comprises four or more bristle tufts all disposed in a single row aligned with the longitudinal axis of the brush head. 
     
     
         16 . The toothbrush head of  claim 13 , wherein said bristle tufts are disposed in parallel arrangement. 
     
     
         17 . The toothbrush head of  claim 13 , wherein the bristle tufts are disposed in staggered arrangement.