Oral care system, kit and method

摘要

An oral care system and method comprising an oral care implement such as a toothbrush having a plurality of tooth engaging elements and a cavity adapted to detachably house a dispenser containing an oral care agent. In one embodiment, the dispenser may be configured as a dispensing pen having an applicator on one end. A user may dismount the dispenser from the toothbrush, apply the agent to the oral surface, and re -mount the dispenser in the toothbrush for storage.

主权项

1. An oral care system comprising:
a toothbrush comprising:
a handle having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis;a head connected to the distal end of the handle, the head including one or more tooth engaging elements extending from the head;an elongated tubular cavity formed into the handle, the cavity extending along the longitudinal axis of the handle and having an open end at the proximal end of the handle; and a dispenser comprising:
an elongated tubular housing having a dispensing end and a gripping end;a reservoir located within the housing, the reservoir containing an oral care agent; andan applicator protruding from the dispensing end of the housing; the dispenser sized and shaped to be slid into and out of the cavity of the toothbrush between a storage state and an application state, the storage state including the dispenser non-fixedly secured within the cavity of the handle so that at least a majority of the length of the dispenser is located within the cavity and the gripping end of the dispenser protrudes from the open end of the cavity, and the application state including the dispenser entirely removed from the cavity and separated from the toothbrush so that a user can apply the oral care agent via the applicator, wherein the applicator comprises a surface that has a plurality of protruding elements.