Dental floss formed from wound filaments, with ingestible binder, and flavouring or chemotherapeutic material

摘要

A dental floss is provided comprising a plurality of filaments of a substrate material formed into thread, an ingestible binder on the filaments which are bound to particles of encapsulated agents. The encapsulated agents are flavorants, sweeteners and chemotherapeutic agents. The encapsulation of the agents provides a uniform taste and distribution of chemotherapeutic agent on the floss.