#$%^&*AU2009233680B220120209.pdf#####BRUSH HEAD FOR AN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH ABSTRACT The invention relates to a brush head (3) for an electric toothbrush with a bristle carrier (4), in 5 which bristles (5, 6) which are set in motion during the operation of the electric toothbrush are anchored. According to the invention, the bristles are at least partly pointed filaments (5), which are arranged on the bristle carrier (4) in such a way that, during the Wo operation of the electric toothbrush, their tips (5a) cover at most a predetermined maximum path dmax. This advantageously succeeds in providing a toothbrush with an improved cleaning effect, in particular of the spaces between the teeth and the smallest structures on is the tooth surface, while minimizing the mechanical loading, and consequently the wear, of the pointed filaments (5). The invention also relates to an electric toothbrush with such a brush head (3) and to a production method for such a brush head (3).
