Abstract: An improved dental prophylaxis device for cleansing the teeth of a user and massaging the gums of the user of a type having a pair of absorbent core members that are convexo-concave-shaped and have convex surfaces and which are saturated with dental cleansing material and which are flexible but capable of retaining their shape and which are enclosed in a spaced-apart disposition within a saturable covering layer that has a longitudinal center line and a variegated surface and a portion between the pair of absorbent core members that is flexible and indented and defines a lateral centerline.

Abstract: A pair of absorbent core members, saturated with dental cleansing material, are enclosed in a spaced-apart disposition within a saturable covering layer having a roughened surface. The core members are flexible but capable of retaining their shape, said core members being the portion of said covering layer between said core members being flexible and indented. The device is insertable in the mouth and moved along the teeth and gums to clean and massage teeth and gums.