A toothbrush tufted with needle-shaped bristles. The bristles are formed of polyester resin. The bristles are 0.1 to 0.2 mm thick before tapering, 13 to 18 mm long, tapered 4 to 8 mm only on one end with a tapered tip thickness of 0.01 to 0.08 mm, and planted to be 7 to 13 mm high in the toothbrush.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLCIATION
This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 10/627,913, filed on Jul. 28, 2003 now abandoned. This application, in its entirety, is incorporated herein by reference.