A dental cleaning device (10) comprising cleaning elements (12) arranged in a spaced relationship and angled generally towards one another such that a space (14) is defined there between. The cleaning elements (12) being movable to increase the space (14) to thereby enable the cleaning elements (12) to be located on either side of part of a tooth. Each cleaning element (12) acts to control the angle of the other cleaning element (12) relative to the tooth and gum, to ensure that the cleaning elements (12) engage the tooth and gum at an angle, so that the cleaning elements (12) can clean between the tooth and the gum.
