Method of determining the approximal passability of an interdental space
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1. A dental hygiene system comprising:
- at least one interdental probe for measuring an interdental space, said interdental probe including a flexible probe tip divided into a plurality of segments, each segment having a respective characteristic diameter, the system further comprising a plurality of said interdental brushes, each said interdental brush being associated with a respective said segment of said flexible probe tip; and
at least one interdental brush associated with said characteristic diameter of said interdental probe.
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Abstract
Flexible probing elements (4.1, . . . , 4.6) with different diameters are guided into an interdental space for determining a proximal allowance of the interdental space. The proximal allowance is determined according to the parameter values that correspond to the probing element that just barely fits through the interdental space. The probing elements (4.1, . . . , 4.6) can be realized on a probing tip (3) with a diameter that changes continuously or in a stepwise manner. The determination of the proximal allowance makes possible for an adviser to determine in an exact and reproducible manner the optimum interdental brush for the user.
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1. A dental hygiene system comprising:
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at least one interdental probe for measuring an interdental space, said interdental probe including a flexible probe tip divided into a plurality of segments, each segment having a respective characteristic diameter, the system further comprising a plurality of said interdental brushes, each said interdental brush being associated with a respective said segment of said flexible probe tip; and
at least one interdental brush associated with said characteristic diameter of said interdental probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. The system according to claimed 14, wherein said flexible probe tip is replaceably mounted on said handle member.
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