Toothbrush

A toothbrush for efficient cleaning of the teeth, the area under the sulcus and between the teeth and for massage and stimulation of the gums, said toothbrush having a substantially longitudinally aligned handle and brushhead at one end of said handle, said toothbrush comprising

• a plurality of spaced substantially longitudinally extending rows of bristles in substantially center and outer rows extending from said brushhead, the bristles of said center rows extending substantially perpendicularly to said brushhead and the bristles of each of said outer rows being inclined in different directions relative to the bristles of said center rows, the great majority of the bristles of said outer rows extending a greater distance from said brushhead than the bristles of said center rows, the free ends of the bristles of each of said outer rows forming a substantially flat inverted V configuration relative to said brushhead.

A toothbrush for efficient cleaning of the teeth, the area under the sulcus and between the teeth and for massage and stimulation of the gums, said toothbrush having a substantially longitudinally aligned handle and brushhead at one end of said handle, said toothbrush comprising

• a plurality of spaced substantially longitudinally extending rows of bristles in substantially center and outer rows extending from said brushhead, the bristles of said center rows extending substantially perpendicularly to said brushhead and the bristles of each of said outer rows being inclined in different directions relative to the bristles of said center rows, the great majority of the bristles of said outer rows extending a greater distance from said brushhead than the bristles of said center rows, the free ends of the bristles of each of said outer rows forming a substantially arcuate configuration relative to said brushhead.

A toothbrush for efficient cleaning of the teeth, the area under the sulcus and between the teeth and for massage and stimulation of the gums, said toothbrush having a substantially longitudinally aligned handle and brushhead at one end of said handle, said toothbrush comprising

• a plurality of spaced substantially longitudinally extending rows of bristles in substantially center and outer rows extending from said brushhead, the bristles of said center rows extending substantially perpendicularly to said brushhead and the bristles of each of said outer rows being inclined in different directions relative to the bristles of said center rows, the great majority of the bristles of said outer rows extending a greater distance from said brushhead than the bristles of said center rows, the free ends of the bristles of each of said outer rows forming an irregular geometric configuration relative to said brushhead.

A toothbrush for efficient cleaning of the teeth, the area under the sulcus and between the teeth and for massage and stimulation of the gums, said toothbrush having a substantially longitudinally aligned handle and brushhead at one end of said handle, said toothbrush comprising

• a plurality of spaced substantially longitudinally extending rows of bristles in substantially center and outer rows extending from said brushhead, the bristles of said center rows extending substantially perpendicularly to said brushhead and the bristles of each of said outer rows being inclined in different directions relative to the bristles of said center rows, said brushhead having spaced opposite top and bottom surfaces, a pair of spaced opposite end edges and a pair of spaced substantially parallel slits through said brushhead from said top to bottom surfaces and spaced from one of said end edges, said slits forming a center area between them for said center rows of bristles and outer areas on the opposite sides of said slits from said center area for said outer rows of bristles, said center area being substantially planar and each of said outer areas being of substantially flat inverted V configuration, the bristles of each of said outer rows being of substantially equal length and extending from the top surfaces of said outer areas.

A toothbrush for efficient cleaning of the teeth, the area under the sulcus and between the teeth and for massage and stimulation of the gums, said toothbrush having a substantially longitudinally aligned handle and brushhead at one end of said handle, said toothbrush comprising

• a plurality of spaced substantially longitudinally extending rows of bristles in substantially center and outer rows extending from said brushhead, the bristles of said center rows extending substantially perpendicularly to said brushhead and the bristles of each of said outer rows being inclined in different directions relative to the bristles of said center rows, said brushhead having spaced opposite top and bottom surfaces, a pair of spaced opposite end edges and a pair of spaced substantially parallel slits through said brushhead from said top to bottom surfaces and spaced from one of said end edges, said slits forming a center area between them for said center rows of bristles and outer areas on the opposite sides of said slits from said center area for said outer rows of bristles, said center area being substantially planar and each of said outer areas being of substantially arcuate configuration, the bristles of each of said outer rows being of substantially equal length and extending from the top surfaces of said outer areas.

A toothbrush for efficient cleaning of the teeth, the area under the sulcus and between the teeth and for massage and stimulation of the gums, said toothbrush having a substantially longitudinally aligned handle and brushhead at one end of said handle, said toothbrush comprising

• a plurality of spaced substantially longitudinally extending rows of bristles in substantially center and outer rows extending from said brushhead, the bristles of said center rows extending substantially perpendicularly to said brushhead and the bristles of each of said outer rows being inclined in different directions relative to the bristles of said center rows, said brushhead having spaced opposite top and bottom surfaces, a pair of spaced opposite end edges and a pair of spaced substantially parallel slits through said brushhead from said top to bottom surfaces and spaced from one of said end edges, said slits forming a center area between them for said center rows of bristles and outer areas on the opposite sides of said slits from said center area for said outer rows of bristles, said center area being substantially planar and each of said outer areas being of the same irregular geometric configuration, the bristles of each of said outer rows being of substantially equal length and extending from the top surfaces of said outer areas.