Toothbrush for whitening teeth
First Claim
1. A toothbrush for creating a whitening effect on a user'"'"'s teeth, comprising a handle, a cleaning head attached to said handle, said cleaning head having an outer surface, cleaning elements on said cleaning head extending outwardly from said outer surface, said cleaning elements being located in a cleaning field, and said toothbrush having a source of radiation for emitting light energy toward the user'"'"'s teeth for activating an oxidizing agent on the user'"'"'s teeth to create a whitening effect.
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Abstract
A toothpaste formulation contains an oxidizing agent as a whitening ingredient. The activation of the oxidizing agent occurs through the use of a toothbrush having a source of light energy which includes LED'"'"'s in the bristle field of the toothbrush. The toothbrush could be a manual toothbrush or a powered toothbrush.
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- 1. A toothbrush for creating a whitening effect on a user'"'"'s teeth, comprising a handle, a cleaning head attached to said handle, said cleaning head having an outer surface, cleaning elements on said cleaning head extending outwardly from said outer surface, said cleaning elements being located in a cleaning field, and said toothbrush having a source of radiation for emitting light energy toward the user'"'"'s teeth for activating an oxidizing agent on the user'"'"'s teeth to create a whitening effect.
- 16. A method for whitening a user'"'"'s teeth comprising applying an oxidizing agent to the teeth, applying the carrier to the user'"'"'s teeth, attaching the brightener to the user'"'"'s teeth, radiating energy from a source in a toothbrush toward the user'"'"'s teeth, and activating the oxidizing agent from the energy to create a whitening effect.
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