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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Harold D. Ochs, Flemington, NJ (US);
Josef V. Knutzen, Yardley, PA (US);
Richard J. Fougere, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
Alexander Lobovsky, Westfield, NJ (US);
Harold D. Ochs, Flemington, NJ (US);
Josef V. Knutzen, Yardley, PA (US);
Richard J. Fougere, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
Alexander Lobovsky, Westfield, NJ (US);
Mcneil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes monofilament dental tapes for removing plaque and/or food debris from interdental spaces of a mammal, which dental tapes have a core body with an aspect ratio of greater than about 5:1 and a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface opposite the first cleaning surface, where at least one of the first and second cleaning surfaces includes a plurality of ribs disposed along the length thereof, and where the ratio of the width of the dental tape to the thickness of the dental tape is from about 4:1 to about 25:1.