An oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a base structure having a front surface and a rear surface; a resilient soft tissue cleanser on the rear surface of the base structure; a plurality of teeth cleaning elements, a first protuberance extending from the front surface of the base structure; and a carrier having a front surface and a rear surface, the carrier comprising the plurality of teeth cleaning elements extending from the front surface of the carrier, the carrier movably supported above the front surface of the base structure by at least the first protuberance so that a gap exists between the rear surface of the carrier and the front surface of the base structure; characterized in that: the head further comprises an island protruding from the rear surface of the base structure, and a passageway extending through the base structure from the front surface of the base structure to a rear surface of the island; the resilient soft tissue cleanser comprising an aperture through which the island extends; and further comprising: a mass of a first resilient material positioned within the passageway so that a first portion of the mass protrudes from the front surface of the base structure, the island isolating the resilient soft tissue cleanser from the mass. a handle; a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a base structure having a front surface and a rear surface; a resilient soft tissue cleanser on the rear surface of the base structure; a plurality of teeth cleaning elements, a first protuberance extending from the front surface of the base structure; and a carrier having a front surface and a rear surface, the carrier comprising the plurality of teeth cleaning elements extending from the front surface of the carrier, the carrier movably supported above the front surface of the base structure by at least the first protuberance so that a gap exists between the rear surface of the carrier and the front surface of the base structure; characterized in that: the head further comprises an island protruding from the rear surface of the base structure, and a passageway extending through the base structure from the front surface of the base structure to a rear surface of the island; the resilient soft tissue cleanser comprising an aperture through which the island extends; and further comprising: a mass of a first resilient material positioned within the passageway so that a first portion of the mass protrudes from the front surface of the base structure, the island isolating the resilient soft tissue cleanser from the mass. the head further comprises an island protruding from the rear surface of the base structure, and a passageway extending through the base structure from the front surface of the base structure to a rear surface of the island; the resilient soft tissue cleanser comprising an aperture through which the island extends; and further comprising: a mass of a first resilient material positioned within the passageway so that a first portion of the mass protrudes from the front surface of the base structure, the island isolating the resilient soft tissue cleanser from the mass. a mass of a first resilient material positioned within the passageway so that a first portion of the mass protrudes from the front surface of the base structure, the island isolating the resilient soft tissue cleanser from the mass.