Claims
- 1. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor, the appliance comprising a generally planar thin elongate body, an applicator head at one end of the body and a dorsal scraper head at the other end of the body, the applicator head including a troche carrying an active constituent, the active constituent being released from the troche and applied as a coating to the dorsal surfaces of a user, the dorsal scraper head including at least one scraping element for scraping dorsal surfaces of the user, the scraping element projecting outwardly from the planar body.
- 2. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 1 including a plurality of scraping elements comprising ribs.
- 3. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 2 wherein the ribs include relatively keen scraping edges, whereby effective dislodgement of debris carried on dorsal surfaces is achieved.
- 4. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 3 wherein selected ribs include keen edges and selected ribs include blunt edges.
- 5. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 4 wherein alternate ribs are provided with keen edges and ribs adjacent the alternate ribs are provided with blunt edges.
- 6. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 5 wherein the teeth are positioned adjacent a peripheral edge of the dorsal scraper head.
- 7. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 2 wherein the ribs include blunt edges.
- 8. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 2 including a plurality of scraping elements comprising teeth.
- 9. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the active constituent is carried in a liquid center of the troche.
- 10. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the active constituent comprises an antiseptic.
- 11. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the active constituent comprises an anesthetic.
- 12. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the active constituent is selected from the group consisting of zinc chloride, thymol, eucalyptus oil, menthol, peroxides and chlorine dioxide.
- 13. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the active constituent is in dry form, the active constituent being activated by a liquid.
- 14. An appliance for alleviation of oral malodor as constructed in accordance with claim 13 wherein the liquid comprises saliva.
- 15. A treatment for alleviation of oral malodor in a person, the treatment comprising:a) providing a troche secured to a thin elongate body, the troche carrying an active constituent selected from the group consisting of zinc chloride, thymol, eucalyptus oil, menthol, peroxides and chlorine dioxide, b) inserting the troche in the person's mouth while grasping the thin elongate body in the person's hand, c) coating the dorsal surfaces of the person's tongue with the active constituent by placing the troche in contact with the dorsal surfaces, and d) thereafter scraping the coated dorsal surfaces.
- 16. A treatment for alleviation of oral malodor in accordance with claim 15 wherein the thin elongate body includes a scraper and step d) is performed utilizing the scraper.
- 17. A treatment for alleviation of oral malodor in a person, the treatment comprising:a) providing a troche secured to a thin elongate body, the troche carrying an active constituent selected from the group consisting of zinc chloride, thymol, eucalyptus oil, menthol, peroxides and chlorine dioxide, b) scraping the dorsal surfaces of the person's tongue, c) thereafter inserting the troche in the person's mouth while grasping the thin elongate body in the person's hand, and d) coating the dorsal surfaces of the person's tongue with the active constituent by placing the troche in contact with the dorsal surfaces.
- 18. A treatment for alleviation of oral malodor in accordance with claim 17 wherein the thin elongate body includes a scraper and step b) is performed utilizing the scraper.
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of Application Ser. No. 09/307,705 filed May 10, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,083,235 entitled BREATH SYSTEM APPLIANCE WITH DORSAL APPLICATOR AND SCRAPER.
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