Patent ID: 6886207

Claim:
A toothbrush having a proximal free end and a distal free end furthest from the proximal free end, comprising: a skeleton comprising an elongated handle and a head attached to said elongated handle which terminates at the distal free end of the toothbrush, said head having a pair of sides, a top face having a plurality of bristle tufts disposed therein, and a back face opposed to said bristle-bearing face, wherein one of said plurality of bristle tufts is disposed at the distal free end of the toothbrush; a pair of elastomeric support elements molded to a portion of said sides of said head and a plurality of perimetric elastomeric massaging elements integrally formed with each of said elastomeric support elements, said perimetric elastomeric massaging elements extending upward from each of said elastomeric support elements; and wherein said elastomeric support elements cover a portion of said sides of said head and a portion of said back face of said head and wherein said head has a plurality of indentations which extend through said head from said top face to said back face and which facilitate securing said elastomeric support elements to said head and wherein said indentations are scallop-shaped.