Patent ID: 8533893

Claim:
A toothbrush comprising: an elongate toothbrush body having a recess at one end thereof, the toothbrush body defining an axis along its length, wherein the recess includes an opening facing parallel to the toothbrush body axis; and a plurality of bristles that are cut and flared pieces of Miswak received in the recess, the length of the bristles being greater than the depth of the recess so that the bristles extend from the toothbrush body such that each bristle includes an unexposed portion located within the recess and an exposed portion extending from the toothbrush body, wherein each of the plurality of bristles are flared from each other along the entire length of the exposed portion of each bristle, wherein the bristles consist essentially of plant material from Salvadora persica , wherein the bristles are press-fitted into the recess, wherein the toothbrush body has a cylindrical head portion including the recess, and the recess is non-cylindrical.