Oral care toothbrush

A toothbrush comprising a handle having a longitudinal axis, a head mounted to a first end of said handle with the opposite end of said handle defining a second end, a central portion defined between the first and second ends, said head having an oral care element carrying portion having an outer planar surface, at least one oral care element extending outwardly from said outer planar surface, and a dispenser housing an oral care material stored entirely in the oral care element carrying portion of the head and having a first portion disposed within the oral care element carrying portion of the head beneath the outer planar surface and a second portion disposed outside the head above the outer planar surface, wherein the central portion of said handle is wider than the handle at the first and second ends and the handle is free of oral care material.

A toothbrush comprising a handle, a head mounted to one end of said handle, said head having an outer surface and a peripheral edge, a plurality of oral care elements extending outwardly from said outer surface, and a circular socket having a peripheral edge and provided in said outer surface and surrounded by said oral care elements for accommodating an oral care material therein, wherein the peripheral edges of the head and the socket have a similar profile and a diameter of the circular socket at the outer surface is greater than any radial distance defined between the socket peripheral edge and the head peripheral edge.