The invention concerns a toothbrush head comprising a brush head housing, and a bristle carrier movable relative to the brush head housing around an axis of pivoting, the bristle carrier containing a plurality of tooth cleaning elements, wherein a first portion of bristles is arranged annularly and disposed in an outward leaning angle compared to the axis of pivoting by means of a wedge ring, and a second portion of bristles is arranged radially inwards of the first portion of bristles. The invention also concerns a method for manufacturing a toothbrush head.