FW: The world's best tooth-cleaning device.

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Reprinted with Saul's permission from the main list:

also: - a simple google search turned up a website for the product

replete w/ photographs and all the info

http://www.dentalconcepts.com/html/traveler.html

you can order it online:

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jhtml?CATID=100206 & PRODID=357299

http://www.healthcare21.com/PPF/pf_id/DCS001/dept_id/43/parent_id/39/Product

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Dear Colleagues,

(Especially Dean),

This is a note about the BEST dental equipment i have ever found!

It was at my local CVS here in Rochester -- it cost ca. $3.50 for TWO of

them

-- and they last forever.

What is it?

It's called " Doctor's Traveler " , Plaque and T?artar Remover, Value Twin

Pack.It's made in China, lasts forever, and is distributed by " Dental

concepts "

of Paramus, NJ 07652. (No, this is not a brand name. It may be hard to

find

-- and it may not be always available -- so I bought two packs, which

gives me

four of them).

What is it?

It's a little hard to describe: It has a steel hook on top, looking like

some

dental equipmentr that I've seen in dental cleaners' offices, and

dentists'

offices. The hook is not sharp at the tip -- although the tip is very

narrow,

thickening a little to the base; it's shape is that of a partially

flattened

half-moon. The hook appears to be made of some form of stainless steel.

Here's a partial quote from the instructions:

Food removal

Start with the Pik at your gum line between the teeth. Gently pull the

Traveller away from the gum line to remove impacted food. The point of

the

Traveller should be at a 90 degree angle to the teeth (see figure 1).

Note: There are alos instructions for plaque removal, etc.

The device is FULLY PORTABLE -- each of them comes witha cover; one of

them

fits comfortably in my back pocket; the other is at home, with my

toothbrush

and interdenetal brushes (I don't use flax anymore -- the interdental

brushes

removed the need. But THIS device can replace both! And it's thin enough

to

fit between anyone's teeth, no matter how close! At first, it might scare

the

beginner -- the steel hook! It's nothing to an interdental brush user --

one

easily steers th hook, by feel, to the right places between the teeth.

You can

fully clean your teeth, by pulling this little device from your back

pocket,

using it, which removes all annoying particulate matter after a meal.

One could finish off, at home, with toothbrushing (periferally is enough,

after

using this, for me), and then I use mouthwash (optional))

You rinse the hook with soap water before covering and storing in your

pocket;

use alcohol to sterilize, once a week.

I strongly recommend this product.

Sincerely yours,

Saul