The toothbrush is composed of a handle (2), a head section (1) with bristle filaments (3), and at least one soft elastic cleaner (6) of natural or synthetic rubber. The cleaner is mounted at a carrier (5) of a hard material, which is durably bonded to the head section by a clamp, snap clip, rivet, adhesive, welding, ultrasonic welding or through heat. The toothbrush is composed of a handle (2), a head section (1) with bristle filaments (3), and at least one soft elastic cleaner (6) of natural or synthetic rubber. The cleaner is mounted at a carrier (5) of a hard material, which is durably bonded to the head section by a clamp, snap clip, rivet, adhesive, welding, ultrasonic welding or through heat. The cleaner and its carrier are produced by injection molding using two or more material components.