Adjustable flossing mouthpiece

1. A device for flossing teeth comprising a retainer securing a plurality of floss picks wherein the floss picks have a base, a neck and U or Y shaped floss attachment ends and wherein the floss picks are independent positionally moveable in the retainer and each floss attachment end holds an end of floss and a floss pick base is inserted into a channel of the retainer.

2. A floss pick retainer device of claim 1 comprising a plurality of floss picks that may be independently positioned proximate to the interproximal dental space.

3. The floss pick retainer device of claim 1 further comprising bristles or floss hoops.

4. The floss pick retainer device of claim 1 further comprising floss picks of different dimensions.

5. The floss pick retainer device of claim 1 wherein the retainer is U shaped.

6. The floss pick retainer device of claim 5 dimensioned to conform to a dental arch of a lower jaw or upper jaw.

7. The floss pick retainer device of claim 1 wherein a floss pick can be placed in a first position in the retainer and later placed in a second position in the retainer.

8. The floss pick retainer device of claim 7 wherein the floss pick is held in position in the retainer by friction among the floss pick base and a channel bottom surface and shoulder.

9. The floss pick retainer device of claim 7 further comprising the retainer having a channel component holding a plurality of moveable floss picks.

10. The floss pick retainer device of claim 7 further comprising compliant material within the floss pick base and a channel shoulder and channel bottom surface that holds the floss pick in a moveable position.

11. The floss pick retainer device of claim 1 wherein the floss picks are positionally moveable by operation of protrusions of the plurality of floss picks that interface with recesses or serrations in the retainer.

12. The floss pick retainer device of claim 11 further comprising the retainer having protrusions and recesses or serrations.

13. The floss pick retainer device of claim 12 further comprising retainer protrusions and recesses in one or more shoulders of the retainer.

14. A method of flossing teeth comprising positioning a plurality of floss picks on a retainer using friction between the base of the floss picks and the shoulders and bottom surface of the retainer channel and inserting a floss strand attached to each floss pick into the interproximal space between teeth.

15. The method of claim 14 comprising inserting one or more of a group consisting of a floss strand, bristles or hoops attached to the floss pick into the interproximal space between teeth.

16. The method of claim 14 comprising attaching a plurality of floss picks on a retainer and positioning the floss picks along the retainer to align with the interproximal spaces between teeth.

17. ; A method of flossing teeth comprising the steps of:

a) a user holding a retainer containing one or more floss picks wherein each floss pick comprises a U or Y shaped component containing an individual piece of floss;

b) adjusting the floss pick position by moving a floss pick base along a channel bottom surface and shoulder of the retainer;

c) placing the retainer with the floss picks in the user's mouth; and

d) closing the user's mouth on the retainer to position individual strands of floss attached to the floss picks in the interproximal space between the teeth.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising moving the floss pick in relation to the retainer to match the user's interproximal space between teeth.

19. A floss pick retainer device comprising an upper jaw retainer component comprising at least one positionally moveable floss pick and a lower jaw retainer component comprising at least one positionally moveable floss pick and further comprising the upper jaw retainer component containing protrusions or recesses dimensioned to fit together with complementary protrusions or recesses in the lower jaw retainer component.

20. A floss pick retainer device of claim 19 wherein the upper jaw retainer component is attachable to the lower jaw retainer component and wherein each retainer component is moveable relative to the other retainer component and further comprising the upper jaw retainer component containing protrusions, slots or recesses dimensioned to fit together with complementary protrusions, slots or recesses in the lower jaw retainer component.

21. A floss pick retainer device of claim 19 wherein each retainer component is moveable relative to the other retainer component and further comprising the upper jaw retainer component containing a protrusion or slot dimensioned to fit together with a complementary protrusion or slot in the lower jaw retainer component wherein the upper and lower jaw retainer components cannot be detached.