PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interdental cleaner that, even what is called Y-shaped interdental cleaner, can be smoothly move the wire to a desired interdental part and that facilitates insertion interdentally, with higher cleaning effect provided.SOLUTION: The interdental cleaner of the present invention includes: a pair of support pieces that are arranged with a prescribed space apart a handle part that is connected to the pair of support pieces and that can be held by hand and two or more multifilaments that extend orthogonally to the extending direction of the handle part between the pair of support pieces. The respective support pieces oppositely face each other, with both ends of the wire provided with an opposing face to be connected respectively. The length of the wire extending between the opposing faces is larger than the distance between the opposing faces.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】いわゆるY字型の歯間清掃具であっても、線材を所望の歯間までスムーズに移動できるとともに、歯間への挿入を容易に行え、さらに清掃効果が高い歯間清掃具を提供する。【解決手段】 本発明に係る歯間清掃具は、所定間隔をおいて配置される一対の支持片と、前記一対の支持片と連結され、手で把持可能なハンドル部と、前記一対の支持片の間で前記ハンドル部の延びる方向と直交するように延びる、2以上のマルチフィラメントを有する線材と、を備え、前記各支持片は、互いに向き合い前記線材の両端部がそれぞれ連結される対向面を有し、前記対向面間で延びる前記線材の長さが、当該対向面間の距離よりも大きい。【選択図】図4
