Method of making a brush and brush

A method of making a toothbrush, comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a plurality of first filaments, each first filament having a first end and a second end;
• b. bringing the plurality of first filaments into a first predetermined shape such that the first ends of the first filaments are arranged side by side on a common contour;
• c. forming a first pre-tuft by fixedly interconnecting the first ends of the plurality of first filaments so that a first pre-tuft having the first predetermined shape and a connected first end is formed, wherein the first pre-tuft is structured and configured to be handled like a single tuft element;
• d. providing at least one second tuft element formed independently from the step of forming a first pre-tuft, wherein the second tuft element comprises a plurality of second filaments;
• e. bringing the at least one second tuft element having a first end and a second end together with the first pre-tuft into a second predetermined shape such that the first end of the second tuft element and the connected first end of the first pre-tuft are arranged side by side on a common contour;
• f. fixedly connecting the connected first end of the first pre-tuft and the first end of the at least second tuft element so that a final tuft having the second predetermined shape and a connected end is formed;
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• g. attaching the final tuft to a brush body by overmolding the connected end of the final tuft with a plastic material, thereby forming at least a portion of the brush body.