Brush section for an electric toothbrush

A brush section for an electric toothbrush having a handle section, the brush section comprising:

• a first end adapted to be connected to the handle section;
• a second end remote from the first end, the second end including a disk-shaped bristle carrier, the bristle carrier having an end surface which includes bristles arranged in the form of tufts, the tufts being disposed at least on one central ring and on one outer ring, the bristle carrier being mounted on the second end of the brush section so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation in an alternating oscillating fashion from a central position, the axis of rotation being aligned at an approximately right angle to a longitudinal center line of the brush section, wherein the outer ring includes tufts having bristles of different lengths and wherein the tufts of different bristle length are arranged on the outer ring in an alternating fashion throughout the outer ring.

A brush section for an electric toothbrush having a handle section, the brush section comprising:

• a first end adapted to be connected to the handle section;
• a second end remote from the first end, the second end including a disk-shaped bristle carrier, the bristle carrier having an end surface which includes bristles arranged in the form of tufts, the tufts being disposed at least on one central ring and on one outer ring, the bristle carrier being mounted on the second end of the brush section so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation in an alternating oscillating fashion from a central position, the axis of rotation being aligned at an approximately right angle to a longitudinal center line of the brush section,
• wherein the tufts on the outer ring include two diametrically arranged clusters of tufts having longer bristles, the two diametrically arranged clusters being positioned substantially along the longitudinal center line of the brush section, and the other bristle tufts on the outer ring and on the central ring have bristles shorter than the longer bristles of the bristle tufts of the diametrically arranged clusters.