Oral care implement

An oral care implement comprising:

• a base with a gripping region and an oral engaging region, the gripping region including an aperture extending through the base, the aperture being defined by at least one sidewall that defines a narrowed edge surface within the aperture;
• wherein the base includes a peripheral groove in the gripping region;
• and a resilient grip body being disposed in the aperture, the grip body defining grip surfaces exposed on opposite sides of the base;
• the gripping region having a resilient covering with a plurality of openings therein exposing the base;
• wherein the groove extends to at least partially surround the aperture and the plurality of openings;
• the resilient covering being disposed in the groove.

An oral care implement comprising:

• a base with a gripping region and an oral engaging region;
• the gripping region including a forwardly disposed cavity;
• and an elastomeric body secured within the cavity and defines a gripping surface on opposite sides of the base to be gripped by opposing fingers of a user, and the gripping region having a rearwardly disposed elastomeric covering with a plurality of apertures therein, the apertures having sidewalls formed by the covering and a bottom of the apertures being formed by the base;
• the elastomeric body being more depressible than the elastomeric covering;
• wherein the cavity extends through the base and the cavity is provided forward of the apertures and surrounded by the elastomeric covering in the gripping region.