Toothbrush

A toothbrush comprising two parts (2,3) which are pivotable relative to one another, of which a first part (2) serves as a handle and of which a second part (3) carries a brush-head (5), a spring (7) being arranged between the parts, said spring having one end portion (9) in contact with a portion of one of the parts (3) and having one end portion (8) fixedly connected to one of the parts (2), the second part (3) being pivotable relative to the first part (2) against a pressure exerted by the spring (7) during use of the toothbrush, which spring snaps from a point of contact with the part (3) when a given pressure threshold (P.sub.d) is exceeded and resumes said point of contact with the part (3) when the pressure has decreased, wherein the part (3) has a wall portion (11), which wall portion (11), in a situation after snapping of the spring (7), follows a path (13) which differs from the path (14) of the spring end portion (9) which engages against said wall portion (11) before snapping of the spring (7), the spring being subjected only to a bending load in the absence of a pressure (Q) directed in the longitudinal direction of said spring and exerted by the wall portion (11).