Periodontal and dental cleanser and periodontal stimulator

Claim 1

A periodontal and dental cleaning and periodontal stimulating device comprising: an elongated body member having a forward end and a rear end, said body member being tapered in configuration from its rear end toward its forward end so that the cross-sectional configuration thereof progressively diminishes from said rear end to said forward end; and a core member disposed within said body member and extending substantially from said rear end thereof substantially to said forward eNd thereof; said core member being enclosed within and ensheathed by said body member; said core member being substantially circular in cross-section throughout its length; said device being adapted for insertion into and partially through the interdental spaces of a human''s anterior teeth and into and partially through the tortuous interproximal tunnels of a human''s posterior teeth; said body member having sufficient length between its forward and rear ends to permit the forward end thereof to enter the entrance openings of said interdental spaces and tortuous interproximal tunnels, pass through said spaces and tunnels, and exit through the exit openings of said spaces and tunnels before the rear end thereof reaches said entrance openings; said body member being fabricated of a material which is deformable to enable said body member to conform to the configuration of said spaces and tunnels, as such configuration is defined and formed between the lateral walls of adjacent teeth and the incisal and occlusal contact area limits and the gingival tissue; said core member being fabricated of a material which is generally stiff axially of its length to prevent pressure at the forward end of said body member from buckling said device, yet which material is bendable in all directions by forces applied by the surfaces of the teeth and healthy gum tissue laterally to said core member to enable said core member, and the body member ensheathing it, to pass through said interdental spaces and interproximal tortuous tunnels without damaging the gingival tissue present therein and yet sufficiently resistant to bending in all directions laterally to said core member to depress edematous gingival tissue.