Method and apparatus to encourage use of dental floss
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1. A method of encouraging a person to use dental floss, comprising:
- educating the person that using a dental floss promotes healthy teeth; and
coupling the step of educating with providing the dental floss in a container having a shape and color that signifies a healthy tooth, thereby encouraging the person to use the dental floss, wherein the container has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein the dental floss is accessible in the open configuration, and wherein the container is formed from a tooth-shaped flat pack dispenser.
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Abstract
In a method of encouraging a person to use dental floss, the person is educated that using dental floss promotes a healthy tooth. Dental floss is provided in a container (10) having a shape, and color that signifies a healthy tooth (20)(30). In some aspects the dental floss container (10) has a shape of a tooth (20)(30). Alternative containers (10) may have a shape of dentures (110). In further aspects, the dental floss is flavored with an aroma of a fruit, and the dental floss container (10) has a shape of the fruit (FIGS. 3a-3f).
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1. A method of encouraging a person to use dental floss, comprising:
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educating the person that using a dental floss promotes healthy teeth; and
coupling the step of educating with providing the dental floss in a container having a shape and color that signifies a healthy tooth, thereby encouraging the person to use the dental floss, wherein the container has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein the dental floss is accessible in the open configuration, and wherein the container is formed from a tooth-shaped flat pack dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of motivating children to use dental floss more regularly, comprising:
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providing a teaching by a cartoon character that regularly using dental floss promotes healthy teeth; and
coupling the step of teaching with providing the dental floss in a container having a shape of the cartoon character, wherein the container has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein the dental floss is accessible in the open configuration, and wherein the container is formed from a tooth-shaped flat pack dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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