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An oral hygiene device that allows elimination of bad breath through a thorough cleaning of the entire mouth with friction, including the tongue, teeth, gums, lips, cheeks, area under the tongue, and the area between the gums and the cheeks. The device comprises a sterile sponge mounted upon a rigid

An oral hygiene device that allows elimination of bad breath through a thorough cleaning of the entire mouth with friction, including the tongue, teeth, gums, lips, cheeks, area under the tongue, and the area between the gums and the cheeks. The device comprises a sterile sponge mounted upon a rigid handle, and may replace or enhance the conventional toothbrush.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An oral wash brush suitable for oral hygiene and cleaning the entire mouth through application of friction, the oral wash brush comprising:a rigid handle having a hand-hold portion and a sponge attachment portion, said sponge attachment portion having several substantially cylindric

[ I claim:] [1.] An oral wash brush suitable for oral hygiene and cleaning the entire mouth through application of friction, the oral wash brush comprising:a rigid handle having a hand-hold portion and a sponge attachment portion, said sponge attachment portion having several substantially cylindrical holes and outside dimensions;a sterile rubber sponge mounting sleeve having an inside diameter surface, said inside diameter surface having inside dimensions that are substantially the same as the outside dimensions of the sponge attachment portion, an opening at one end, and rubber extrusions having inclined surfaces at ends opposite the inside diameter surface;a sterile sponge head useful for scrubbing the human mouth mounted to the sterile rubber mounting sleeve; anda fastening means wherein the sterile sponge head and sterile rubber sponge mounting sleeve are pushed onto the sponge attachment portion of the rigid handle, the inclined surfaces of the rubber extrusions allows movement of the sterile rubber sponge mounting sleeve until the rubber extrusions line up with and enter the several substantially cylindrical holes, preventing further linear motion with respect to the rigid handle until a great deal of force is used to remove the sterile rubber sponge mounting sleeve.