Oral care implement

An oral care implement comprising:

• a head portion extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal edge, the head portion formed of a cellulosic material;
• the head portion comprising a plurality of tuft holes;
• a plurality of bristle tufts anchored to the head portion within the plurality of tuft holes by a plurality of anchors, each of the plurality of anchors comprises an anchor body having a first surface having first anchor grooves and a second surface opposite the first surface having second anchor grooves, wherein the first anchor grooves and the second anchor grooves each have a first length, the first surface and the second surface have a second length and, the second length being at least three times the first length;
• the plurality of tuft holes comprising a plurality of perimeter tuft holes arranged in a loop that is adjacent a perimeter of the head portion, the plurality of bristle tufts comprising a plurality of perimeter bristle tufts disposed within and extending from the perimeter tuft holes;
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• wherein a distance between the perimeter and any one of the perimeter tuft holes is greater than 1.80 mm.

An oral care implement comprising:

• a head portion formed of bamboo and extending along a longitudinal axis, the head portion comprising a plurality of tuft holes;
• a plurality of bristle tufts anchored to the head portion within the plurality of tuft holes by a plurality of anchors, each of the plurality of anchors comprises an anchor body having a first surface having first anchor grooves and a second surface opposite the first surface having second anchor grooves, wherein the first anchor grooves and the second anchor grooves each have a first length, the first surface and the second surface have a second length and, the second length being at least three times the first length;
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• wherein the plurality of tuft holes are arranged in a plurality of longitudinal rows that are staggered relative to one another so that no tuft hole in any of the plurality of longitudinal rows is aligned with a tuft hole in an adjacent one of the plurality of longitudinal rows in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis.