Oral hygiene swab

An oral hygiene swab for a patient, the swab having:

• a stem comprising a handle portion and a neck portion, the stem comprising a first rigid material;
• a head portion comprising a second material overmoulded onto said stem such that there is a direct bond between the stem and the head portion with no intermediate layer of adhesive, wherein the second material is relatively softer than the first rigid material;
• and
• cleaning formations on the head portion for contact with the patient's mouth, the cleaning formations comprising a plurality of discrete annular walls, the plurality of discrete annular walls aligned with a longitudinal axis of the neck portion such that the axis is substantially at the center of the annular walls, wherein the plurality of discrete annular walls define a series of discrete radial passages, each of the discrete radial passages located between adjacent annular walls, wherein a plurality of supports are provided spanning the plurality of annular walls, and
• wherein the second material of the head portion is shaped to provide the cleaning formations,
• wherein the stem and head portion have a hollow interior, thereby defining an internal passage along the swab, and
• wherein the head portion has a plurality of openings in communication between the internal passage and the discrete radial passages of the swab, the openings being arranged between the cleaning formations.