The invention relates to an interdental cleaning element having a rod-like base and cleaning elements projecting substantially at right angles therefrom. The aim of the invention is to improve the cleaning action of the interdental cleaning element. This aim is achieved, according to the invention, in that first and second cleaning elements be fixed to the base, wherein the first cleaning element is a bristle element and the second cleaning element consists of a dental floss material, and wherein the rod-like base has wire elements twisted relative to one another, which clamp the first and second cleaning elements between themselves.
