googel,
In response to your query:
1) In Japan where I am, there are actually two other products used for
cleaning between teeth. One is like a bottle cleaner, which you
squeeze between your teeth. The other is similar to your invention,
only with a piece of floss preappended to disposable sticks, and is
called a "floss toothpick". Here are illustrations of what I'm
talking about:
http://www.jacks.co.jp/goods/sikan/index.html
http://www.jacks.co.jp/goods/pick/index.html
Neither of these seem to very adept at flossing my back teeth, which
is where most of the food that sticks in my teeth end up. So when I
floss regularly, it is generally using floss and two hands, unless
normal floss isn't available, in which case I grudgingly use one of
the other options.
2. To be honest, from looking at your diagram, it would appear to take
longer to prepare the floss using your product that it would take to
simply floss my teeth the normal way. That may or may not be the case,
but your diagram gives me the impression that this a complex,
time-consuming process.
3. For reaching my back teeth, I notice that it is very difficult to
use the "floss toothpick" to get back there. For times when I'm not so
worried about the back teeth, I think I'd prefer the convenience of
the floss toothpick's pre-attached floss than trying to roll it
myself. Perhaps your product would appeal to the more thrifty
customer, since buying floss is much cheaper than the pre-attached
floss toothpick, but as for me, I would the convenience of the floss
toothpick to your "attach it yourself" product. |