CPC A61C 15/02 (2013.01) [A61B 1/247 (2013.01); A61C 17/224 (2013.01); A61C 19/04 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01)] | 33 Claims |
1. An oral hygiene method comprising:
vibrating, by a vibration element of a tooth pick device, a pick head of the tooth pick device, wherein the pick head comprises a pointed pick member, and the pointed pick member comprises a core and an outer region surrounding the core, the outer region comprising a porous and pliable material softer than dentin of human teeth and suitable for removing biofilm from between teeth and gums, wherein a first hardness of the core is greater than a second hardness of the outer region;
guiding the pointed pick member along teeth and/or gums of a subject; and
removing material from the teeth of the subject with the pores of the porous and pliable material of the outer region of the pointed pick member.
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