An oral care implement comprising: a handle and ahead having a front surface and an opposing rear surface, the head comprising a support structure and a monolithic cleaning unit, the monolithic cleaning unit comprising: a base portion coupled to the support structure and forming a portion of the front surface of the head; and a plurality of bristles extending from the base portion and protruding from the front surface of the head; wherein at least one of the plurality of bristles comprises: a body (451, 551) having an outer surface (454, 554) that extends along a longitudinal axis (D-D, E-E) from a proximal end (452, 552) that is adjacent the base portion of the monolithic cleaning unit to a distal end (453, 553) that is spaced from the front surface of the head; and a plurality of longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 555) extending from the outer surface (454, 554) of the body (451, 554) in a circumferentially spaced apart manner; wherein the plurality of longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 554) extends from a top end (458, 558) that is spaced a first distance from the distal end (453, 553) of the body (451, 551) to a bottom end (457, 557) that is spaced a second distance from the proximal end (452, 552) of the body (451, 551), and wherein a tip portion of the body (451, 551) is free of the longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 555). a handle and ahead having a front surface and an opposing rear surface, the head comprising a support structure and a monolithic cleaning unit, the monolithic cleaning unit comprising: a base portion coupled to the support structure and forming a portion of the front surface of the head; and a plurality of bristles extending from the base portion and protruding from the front surface of the head; wherein at least one of the plurality of bristles comprises: a body (451, 551) having an outer surface (454, 554) that extends along a longitudinal axis (D-D, E-E) from a proximal end (452, 552) that is adjacent the base portion of the monolithic cleaning unit to a distal end (453, 553) that is spaced from the front surface of the head; and a plurality of longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 555) extending from the outer surface (454, 554) of the body (451, 554) in a circumferentially spaced apart manner; a base portion coupled to the support structure and forming a portion of the front surface of the head; and a plurality of bristles extending from the base portion and protruding from the front surface of the head; wherein at least one of the plurality of bristles comprises: a body (451, 551) having an outer surface (454, 554) that extends along a longitudinal axis (D-D, E-E) from a proximal end (452, 552) that is adjacent the base portion of the monolithic cleaning unit to a distal end (453, 553) that is spaced from the front surface of the head; and a plurality of longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 555) extending from the outer surface (454, 554) of the body (451, 554) in a circumferentially spaced apart manner; a body (451, 551) having an outer surface (454, 554) that extends along a longitudinal axis (D-D, E-E) from a proximal end (452, 552) that is adjacent the base portion of the monolithic cleaning unit to a distal end (453, 553) that is spaced from the front surface of the head; and a plurality of longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 555) extending from the outer surface (454, 554) of the body (451, 554) in a circumferentially spaced apart manner; wherein the plurality of longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 554) extends from a top end (458, 558) that is spaced a first distance from the distal end (453, 553) of the body (451, 551) to a bottom end (457, 557) that is spaced a second distance from the proximal end (452, 552) of the body (451, 551), and wherein a tip portion of the body (451, 551) is free of the longitudinally elongated ribs (455, 555).