Patent ID: 8459892

Claim:
An oral care implement, comprising: a handle; a head having a first face, a second face opposite the first face, and tooth cleaning elements extending from the first face; a plurality of retaining prongs protruding from the first face, the plurality of retaining prongs surrounded by the tooth cleaning elements; a soft tissue cleaner extending from the second face, the soft tissue cleaner comprising a plurality of ridges and nubs, the soft tissue cleaner integrally connected to the tooth cleaning elements; the tooth cleaning elements, the plurality of retaining prongs, and the soft tissue cleaner made of the same material; a first store of oral care material retained at the head by the plurality of retaining prongs, the first store of oral care material in a raised position above the first face and beneath distal ends of the tooth cleaning elements; and a second store of oral care material retained at the head in a spaced apart manner from the first store of oral care material, wherein the first store of oral care material and the second store of oral care material are a gel dentifrice.