US Patent 7325553 Method of flossing and flossing aid system

A method of flossing and flossing system utilize a piece including stretchable and flexible material having an inner and an outer surface. The piece is adapted to be placed around a finger on a hand. The method includes placing the piece around a finger of a first floss-receiving hand; providing a length of non-soiled dental floss; tightly winding a segment of the length of floss around the piece so that the segment of floss overlaps itself at least once; taking another segment of the length of floss with another floss-feeding hand so that a flossing segment of the length of floss is left between the two hands for flossing teeth; and flossing using the flossing segment of the length of floss between the two hands. Also a dental floss system includes the piece and a length of dental floss.