Patent ID: 8499401

Claim:
A toothbrush comprising: an elongated handle; and a brush head supported by the handle, the brush head having a base, a plurality of bristles extending from the base to form a multi-level contact surface elevated above the base, including a pair of outside contact surfaces each declining inwardly and an inside contact surface positioned therebetween, and a first brush head orientation guide for indicating predetermined positioning of the brush head relative to target teeth, the first brush head orientation guide including a brush head profile formed by the inside contact surface being elevated above each of the outside contact surfaces to form a generally v-shape profile therewith configured to simultaneously engage the occlusal and gingival surfaces of a target tooth, wherein the inside contact surface engages the gingival succus of the target tooth; and wherein the handle includes a second brush head orientation guide formed in the handle, the second brush head orientation guide including indicators about the handle, and wherein the orientation of the indicators corresponds to the orientation of the brush head; and wherein each outside contact surface declines inwardly toward an inside side edge proximate the inside section and the inside contact surface is elevated above the inside edge to form the generally v-shape profile.