Toothbrush for implementing the bass brushing technique

Claim 1

A toothbrush for easily implementing the Bass technique of brushing teeth and gums, comprising: a generally cylindrical handle, having a top portion, a central portion, a bottom portion, a longitudinal axis, and a cross-section defined by a circular portion for supporting one or more fingers and a flat portion for supporting a thumb and fingertips, wherein said handle is formed of a deformable material which is slightly depressed when a gripping force is applied thereto; rotation means attached to the top portion of said handle which may be selectively positioned at one of a plurality of locations about the longitudinal axis of said handle, wherein said rotation means comprises a rotating disk; and a stem connected to said rotation means, said stem comprising means for laterally adjusting the position of said stem relative to the longitudinal axis of said handle, said stem further comprising a head having a front portion with a plurality of tufts of bristles anchored therein, said front portion being arranged so that in one of said plurality of locations of said rotation means the bristles of the head are at about a forty-five degree angle relative to the surface of the teeth and gums when said flat portion of said handle is generally parallel to the surface of the teeth, and a bendable wire centrally located in said stem of a size and stiffness sufficient to maintain the head and stem configuration selected by the user while at the same time sustaining the forces applied to said head and stem during brushing whereby the Bass technique of brushing teeth and gums is implemented by the user of the toothbrush by moving the toothbrush in short strokes against the surface of the teeth in a conventional manner.