An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head having a face; a first tuft hole in the face, the first tuft hole having a longitudinal axis and a transverse cross-sectional profile comprising a minor axis (E-E) and a major axis (D-D), the major axis of the first tuft hole being longer than the minor axis (E-E) of the first tuft hole; a first bristle tuft mounted in the first tuft hole and extending from the face of the head, the first bristle tuft comprising a first plurality of tapered bristles; a second tuft hole in the face, the second tuft hole having a longitudinal axis and a transverse cross-sectional profile comprising a minor axis and a major axis (G-G), the major axis (G-G) of the second tuft hole being longer than the minor axis of the second tuft hole; and a second bristle tuft mounted in the second tuft hole and extending from the face of the head, the second bristle tuft comprising a second plurality of tapered bristles; wherein the major axis (D-D) of the first tuft hole is non-parallel to the major axis (G-G) of the second tuft hole; characterized in that each of the first and second pluralities of tapered bristles comprises a longitudinal axis (A-A) and a transverse cross-sectional profile having a minor axis (C-C) and a major axis (B-B), the major axes (B-B) of the first and second pluralities of tapered bristles being longer than the minor axes (C-C) of the first and second pluralities of tapered bristles; wherein the major axes (B-B) of the first plurality of tapered bristles are substantially parallel to the major axis (D-D) of the first tuft hole and the major axes (B-B) of the second plurality of tapered bristles are substantially parallel to the major axis (G-G) of the second tuft hole. a handle; a head having a face; a first tuft hole in the face, the first tuft hole having a longitudinal axis and a transverse cross-sectional profile comprising a minor axis (E-E) and a major axis (D-D), the major axis of the first tuft hole being longer than the minor axis (E-E) of the first tuft hole; a first bristle tuft mounted in the first tuft hole and extending from the face of the head, the first bristle tuft comprising a first plurality of tapered bristles; a second tuft hole in the face, the second tuft hole having a longitudinal axis and a transverse cross-sectional profile comprising a minor axis and a major axis (G-G), the major axis (G-G) of the second tuft hole being longer than the minor axis of the second tuft hole; and a second bristle tuft mounted in the second tuft hole and extending from the face of the head, the second bristle tuft comprising a second plurality of tapered bristles; wherein the major axis (D-D) of the first tuft hole is non-parallel to the major axis (G-G) of the second tuft hole; characterized in that each of the first and second pluralities of tapered bristles comprises a longitudinal axis (A-A) and a transverse cross-sectional profile having a minor axis (C-C) and a major axis (B-B), the major axes (B-B) of the first and second pluralities of tapered bristles being longer than the minor axes (C-C) of the first and second pluralities of tapered bristles; wherein the major axes (B-B) of the first plurality of tapered bristles are substantially parallel to the major axis (D-D) of the first tuft hole and the major axes (B-B) of the second plurality of tapered bristles are substantially parallel to the major axis (G-G) of the second tuft hole.