The invention relates to a toothbrush with a neck piece and a brush body, comprising a head piece connected thereto, conventional bristles and at least one soft elastic cleaning element. According to the invention, the conventional bristles are mounted on a support element made from hard plastic. The above is connected to the brush body by means of a recess on the head piece which matches the support element. The at least one cleaning element is arranged on the head piece and directly connected to the brush body. The invention further relates to a method for production of such a toothbrush.
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 10/964,731 filed Oct. 15, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,418,759, which in turn is a Continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/CH03/00220 filed Apr. 2, 2003. The disclosures of the prior applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
