Toothbrush brushhead for a power toothbrush with angled bristles

A brushhead for a power toothbrush in which the brushhead is driven in a side-to-side motion, comprising:

• a brushhead base plate;
• a plurality of lateral rows of bristle tufts, each row comprising:
• a first set of bristle tufts set into the base plate substantially vertically, arranged in the longitudinal direction of the base plate;
• a second set of bristle tufts set into the base plate extending along one side of the first set of bristle tufts and angled outwardly therefrom;
• and
• a third set of bristle tufts set into the base plate extending along the opposing side of the first set of bristle tufts and angled outwardly therefrom, wherein there is a difference in length between the bristles in adjacent tufts of bristle in the second and third sets of bristles in the range of 0-1.25 mm and an angular difference between the action angle and the bristle angle of the bristle tufts in the range of 0°-21°.