PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oral cavity care device which has various kinds of safety measures to a user.SOLUTION: An oral cavity care device 10 performs oral cavity care of a user by an operation of a mouthpiece part 11 which is held in a state of being bitten by upper and lower teeth of a user. The oral cavity care device 10 comprises: a polishing member which is provided on the mouthpiece part 11, and contacts surfaces of teeth when the mouthpiece 11 is held toothbrushing operation means for performing a toothbrushing operation for relatively moving the polishing member in a state of contacting teeth an occlusal force sensor 26 capable of detecting occlusal force of the user acting the mouthpiece part 11 and operation control means 37 for controlling operation of the toothbrushing operation means according to the occlusal force detected by the occlusal force sensor 26.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】使用者に対する種々の安全対策を施した口腔ケア装置を提供すること。【解決手段】口腔ケア装置10は、使用者の上下の歯Tで咬んだ状態で保持されたマウスピース部11の動作により使用者の口腔ケアを行うようになっている。口腔ケア装置10は、マウスピース部11に設けられ、マウスピース部11が保持された際に歯の表面に接触する研磨用部材と、研磨用部材を歯に接触させた状態で相対運動させる歯磨き動作を行うための歯磨き動作手段と、マウスピース部11に作用する使用者の咬合力を検出可能な咬合力センサ26と、咬合力センサ26で検出された咬合力に応じて、歯磨き動作手段の動作制御をする動作制御手段37とを備えている。【選択図】図1
