Global Patent Index - EP 1107706 A1

EP 1107706 A1 20010620 - EXTENSIBLE POLISHING MONO-FILAMENT DENTAL FLOSS

Title (en)

EXTENSIBLE POLISHING MONO-FILAMENT DENTAL FLOSS

Title (de)

DEHNBARE MONO-FILAMENT ZAHNSEIDE ZUM POLIEREN

Title (fr)

FIL DENTAIRE EXTENSIBLE POLISSANT MONOFILAMENT

Publication

EP 1107706 A1 20010620 (EN)

Application

EP 99943577 A 19990816

Priority

  • SE 9901376 W 19990816
  • SE 9802746 A 19980817

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0009034A1] Monofilament dental floss/tape of polymer material including fluoride and polishing powder, the dental floss/tape (1) being ribbon-shaped and having material properties that enable it to be stretched to increase its length by at least 100 % and also to reduce its cross-sectional area by up to ten times, and also a method for the use of monofilament polymer dental floss/tape (1) by preparing a suitable length of dental floss/tape (1) for cleaning the teeth, by extending it to a reduced cross section so that the area or the whole piece of floss/tape can thereafter be used to clean the teeth distally and/or mesially.

IPC 1-7

A61C 15/04

IPC 8 full level

A61C 15/04 (2006.01); A61K 8/02 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61C 15/041 (2013.01); A61K 8/02 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0009034A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0009034 A1 20000224; AU 5664699 A 20000306; EP 1107706 A1 20010620; SE 512823 C2 20000522; SE 9802746 D0 19980817; SE 9802746 L 20000218

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 9901376 W 19990816; AU 5664699 A 19990816; EP 99943577 A 19990816; SE 9802746 A 19980817