Patent 7997287 was granted and assigned to Dentek Oral Care, Inc. on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A dental flosser having a tongue cleaner, the flosser including a handle terminating at a head: a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the head; a length of dental floss extending between the arms; and a rugous surface on at least one of the arms suitable for being scraped against the tongue of a user for effectively cleaning the tongue.