The present disclosure relates to the field of dental cleaning apparatus. In particular, the present disclosure provides a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus and method of preparation of the apparatus from organic resources.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed disclosure, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. [0003] Biodegradable materials are preferable for dental cleaning apparatuses because natural materials are health friendly. Besides, usage of natural and organic fibers in regular use objects is essential to reduce usage practice of non-degradable or slowly degradable materials like plastics polluting the earth. Therefore a natural dental cleaning apparatus with biodegradable properties may be beneficial.
[0004] Existing literature describes a detachable brush-head made of neem wood,
the bristles being coated with ayurvedic toothpaste. Another literature describes a wooden toothbrush with natural fiber made bristles. A holder for accommodating natural fiber made teeth cleaning twigs have been depicted in another literature. A toothbrush with wooden bristles has been disclosed by a prior-art, the wood pertaining to Salvador Pearl tree. However none of the disclosed apparatus describe a method for extraction of fibers from neem tree for preparing detachable set of bristles attachable to neem wood made handle. Therefore there is need in the art to develop a dental cleaning apparatus and method of preparation from neem tree.
[0005] The proposed dental cleaning apparatus is made of neem wood with
antibacterial properties and helps to keep away oral diseases. The neem wood made handle and bristles of the dental cleaning apparatus is biodegradable and compostable and provides a sustainable product. The proposed method for extraction of natural neem fibers from neem wood for preparation of detachable set of bristles describes an environment friendly process.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0006] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one
embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0007] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a biodegradable
dental cleaning apparatus configured to be made from organic resources.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a biodegradable
dental cleaning apparatus that enables a user to hold using a hand a gripping unit
configured to be made from neem tree.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a biodegradable
dental cleaning apparatus that facilitates the gripping unit to have one or more
holes of predefined dimensions.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a biodegradable
dental cleaning apparatus that facilitates the one or more holes of the gripping unit
to accommodate one or more detachable set of bristles.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a biodegradable
dental cleaning apparatus that enables the one or more detachable bristles to be
made from neem tree.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a biodegradable
dental cleaning apparatus that enables the user to remove and attach the
detachable set of bristles from and to the gripping unit.
[0013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a biodegradable
dental cleaning apparatus that enables preparation of the gripping unit and the
detachable set of bristles from one or more branch sections of neem tree, the
branch sections pertaining to one or more predetermined dimensions.
[0014] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method of
preparation of a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables
identification and categorization of one or more branch sections of neem tree.
[0015] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method of
preparation of a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables retting of
branch sections of one or more categories.

[0016] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method of
preparation of a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables collection,
hammering and air drying of organic fibers obtained from the retted branch
sections.
[0017] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method of
preparation of a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables shaping and
accumulation of organic fibers into set of bristles, the organic fibers pertaining to
the dried retted branch sections.
[0018] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method of
preparation of a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables coating the
set of bristles by one or more layers of Psyllium or Isabgol.
SUMMARY
[0019] The present disclosure relates to the field of dental cleaning apparatus.
In particular, the present disclosure provides a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus and method of preparation of the apparatus from organic resources.
[0020] An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a biodegradable dental
cleaning apparatus that may be made from organic resources. In an aspect the
apparatus may include a gripping unit (102) and one or more detachable set of
bristles (104) coupled to the gripping unit (102).
[0021] In an aspect a user may be enabled to hold using a hand the gripping
unit (102) that may be configured to be made from neem tree.
[0022] In an aspect the gripping unit (102) may be facilitated to have one or
more holes of predefined dimensions.
[0023] In an aspect the one or more holes of the gripping unit (102) may be
enabled to accommodate one or more detachable set of bristles (104).
[0024] In an aspect the one or more detachable set of bristles (104) may be
configured to be made from neem tree.
[0025] In an aspect the user may be enabled to remove and attach the
detachable set of bristles (104) from and to the gripping unit (102).

[0026] An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a method for
preparation of a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that may enable
preparation of the gripping unit (102) and the detachable set of bristles f(104) rom
neem tree.
[0027] In an aspect the method may pertain to identification and
categorization of one or more branch sections of neem tree, the branch sections
pertaining to any or a combination of one or more predetermined dimensions,
quality and users of one or more age groups.
[0028] In an aspect, the method may enable one or more categorized branch
sections to be shaped into one or more gripping units (102).
[0029] In an aspect the method may enable retting of branch sections of one
or more categories under predefined ambient conditions and for predetermined
duration.
[0030] In an aspect the method may enable collection, hammering and air
drying of organic fibers obtained from the retted branch sections.
[0031] In an aspect the method may enable shaping and accumulation of the
organic fibers into one or more set of bristles (104), the organic fibers pertaining
to the dried retted branch sections of neem tree.
[0032] In an aspect the method may enable coating the set of bristles (104) by
one or more layers of Psyllium or Isabgol.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[0033] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0034] The diagrams described herein are for illustration only, which thus are not limitations of the present disclosure, and wherein:

[0035] FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary block diagram of the proposed
biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), to elaborate upon its working in
accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0036] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary views (200) of the proposed
biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), in accordance with an embodiment
of the present disclosure.
[0037] FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary flow diagram (300) of the preparation of
proposed biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0038] FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary method of preparation (400) of the
proposed biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0039] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details. [0040] If the specification states a component or feature "may", "can", "could", or "might" be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic. [0041] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of "a," "an," and "the" includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0042] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described in the accompanying drawings, the embodiments are offered only in as much detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure and are not intended to limit the numerous equivalents, changes, variations, substitutions and modifications

falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0043] The present disclosure relates to the field of dental cleaning apparatus. In particular, the present disclosure provides a biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus and method of preparation of the apparatus from organic resources. [0044] FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary block diagram of the proposed biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), to elaborate upon its working in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0045] In an embodiment, the dental cleaning apparatus (100) may include a gripping unit (102) that may be configured to be held by hand of a user for cleaning teeth of the user. The gripping unit (102) may be made of organic material. By way of example, the organic material may pertain to wood from neem tree, also known asAzadirachta indica. In an exemplary embodiment, the gripping unit (102) may have one or more holes.
[0046] In an embodiment, the dental cleaning apparatus (100) may include one or more set of bristles (104). The one or more set of bristles may be facilitated to be detachably attached to the gripping unit (102). The one or more set of bristles (104) may be made of organic fibers. By way of example, the organic fibers may pertain to wood from neem tree, also known as Azadirachta indica. The one or more set of bristles may be removed from the one or more holes of the gripping unit (102), upon being used for one or more predetermined durations. [0047] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary views (200) of the proposed biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0048] In an embodiment the biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus may
include a gripping unit (102) that may be configured to be made from wood of neem tree, the gripping unit (102) having one or more holes configured to accommodate one or more detachable set of bristles (104). The one or more set of bristles (104) may be made from fibers of neem tree. The one or more set of bristles (104) may be attached to the gripping unit (102) and removed from the gripping unit (102) upon using for one or more predetermined durations.

[0049] FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary flow diagram (300) of the preparation of proposed biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0050] In an illustrative embodiment, branch sections of neem tree, the branch sections pertaining to one or more predetermined dimensions may be selected for preparation of the gripping unit (102) and the one or more set of bristles (104). By way of example, branch sections of 20-30 cm long and having diameter ranging betweenl.5 cm-3cm may be identified and categorized for preparation of the one or more set of bristles. The collected branch sections of neem tree may be classified into one or more categories based on any or combination of dimensions, quality, user age-range, , texture of the wood of the neem tree, and the likes.
[0051] FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary method of preparation (400) of the proposed biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0052] In an embodiment, the method (440) for preparation of the gripping unit (102) and the one or more detachable set of bristles (104) may include a step (402) that enables identifying and classifying one or more branch sections of predetermined dimensions into one or more categories, the branch sections pertaining to neem tree. Step (404) may pertain to selecting classified branch sections from one or more categories and shaping the branch sections into one or more gripping units (102), the one or more gripping units (102) being configured to accommodate detachable set of bristles (104).
[0053] In an embodiment, step (406) of the preparation method (400) may be related to selecting classified branch sections of neem tree from one or more categories followed by and fully submerging the classified branch sections into stationary water bath for retting. The stationary water bath may pertain to stagnant pool water. The branch sections may be placed parallelly into the water bath at predetermined ambient conditions and for predetermined durations. Suitable amount of water may be added to the water bath that may ensure complete submersion of the branch sections without overlap. In step (408), water in the

water bath may be replaced at predetermined frequency and for predetermined durations pertaining to retting of the submerged branch sections. By way of example, the water of the water bath may be changed every 48 hours. The branch sections may be submerged in the water bath for exemplary duration of 17-24 days. Retting may enable loosening and separation of organic neem fibers from the submerged branch sections.
[0054] In an embodiment of step (410), the submerged branch sections may be collected from the water bath and the retted branch sections may be hammered with predetermined force to separate the neem fibers. By way of example, the hammering may be performed by wooden hammer. The hammering process may be configured to separate the organic fibers from the retted branch sections. The method may include a step (412) that may be configured to drying the hammered organic fibers in air at predetermined temperature for predetermined duration. By way of example, the air drying step may be performed at room temperature for 24 hours. The dried organic fibers may be configured to be shaped into one or more detachable set of bristles (104).
[0055] In an embodiment, the detachable set of bristles (104) may be coated by one or more layers of Psyllium or Isabgol, Psyllium being a gelatinous film configured to enhance durability of the set of bristles made from neem fibers. Thickness of the film of Psyllium may be predetermined.
[0056] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term "coupled to" is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are also used euphemistically to mean "communicatively coupled with" over a network, where two or more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more intermediary device.
[0057] The terms, descriptions and figures used herein are set forth by way of illustration only. Many variations are possible within the spirit and scope of the

subject matter, which is intended to be defined by the following claims and their equivalents in which all terms are meant in their broadest reasonable sense unless otherwise indicated.
[0058] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[0059] The present disclosure provides for a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus configured to be made from organic resources.
[0060] The present disclosure provides for a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus that enables a user to hold using a hand a gripping unit configured to be
made from neem tree.
[0061] The present disclosure provides for a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus that facilitates the gripping unit to have one or more holes of predefined
dimensions.
[0062] The present disclosure provides for a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus that facilitates the one or more holes of the gripping unit to
accommodate one or more detachable set of bristles.
[0063] The present disclosure provides for a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus that enables the one or more detachable bristles to be made from neem
tree.
[0064] The present disclosure provides for a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus that enables the user to remove and attach the detachable set of bristles
from and to the gripping unit.
[0065] The present disclosure provides for a biodegradable dental cleaning
apparatus that enables preparation of the gripping unit and the detachable set of

bristles from one or more branch sections of neem tree, the branch sections
pertaining to one or more predetermined dimensions.
[0066] The present disclosure provides for a method of preparation of a
biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables identification and
categorization of one or more branch sections of neem tree.
[0067] The present disclosure provides for a method of preparation of a
biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables retting of branch sections of
one or more categories.
[0068] The present disclosure provides for a method of preparation of a
biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables collection, hammering and
air drying of organic fibers obtained from the retted branch sections.
[0069] The present disclosure provides for a method of preparation of a
biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables shaping and accumulation of
organic fibers into set of bristles, the organic fibers pertaining to the dried retted
branch sections.
[0070] The present disclosure provides for a method of preparation of a
biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus that enables coating the set of bristles by
one or more layers of Psyllium or Isabgol.

WE CLAIM:

A biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus, the apparatus comprising :
a griping unit (102), configured to be held by hand of a
user, wherein the gripping unit (102) is configured to have one or
more holes;
a detachable set of bristles (104) adapted to be
accommodated in the one or more holes of the gripping unit (102),
wherein the set of bristles (104) are configured to be used for
cleaning teeth of the user;
The biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gripping unit (102) is prepared from branch sections of neem tree, wherein the branch sections pertain to one or more predefined dimensions, wherein the branch sections for preparation of the gripping unit (102) are selected and classified into one or more categories, the categories pertaining to any or a combination of users of one or more age groups, dimension and quality of the branch sections.
The biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detachable set of bristles (104) are prepared from organic fibers pertaining to neem tree, wherein the organic fibers are obtained from branch sections of one or more predefined dimensions.
The biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detachable set of bristles (104) are configured to be attached to the one or more holes associated with the gripping unit (102), wherein the set of bristles are facilitated to be removed from the one or more holes of the gripping unit (102) upon the set of bristles being used for one or more predetermined duration by the user.

5. A method for preparing biodegradable dental cleaning apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
identifying and classifying one or more branch sections of predetermined dimensions into one or more categories, the branch sections pertaining to neem tree;
selecting classified branch sections from one or more categories and shaping the branch sections into one or more gripping units (102), the one or more gripping units (102) being configured to accommodate detachable set of bristles (104);
selecting classified branch sections of neem tree from one or more categories and fully submerging the classified branch sections into stationary water bath for retting, the branch sections being placed parallelly into the water bath at predetermined ambient conditions and for predetermined durations;
replacing water in the water bath at predetermined frequency and for predetermined durations pertaining to retting of the submerged branch sections;
collecting the retted branch sections from the water bath and hammering the retted branch sections with predetermined force, the hammering being configured to separate organic fibers from the retted branch sections;
air drying the hammered organic fibers at predetermined temperature for predetermined duration, the dried organic fibers being configured to be shaped into one or more detachable set of bristles (104).
coating the one or more detachable set of bristles (104) by one or more layers of Psyllium or Isabgol, the one or more layers

of Psyllium being configured to provide durability to the one or more detachable set of bristles (104).