An electric tooth brush having a handle portion (1) including an electric motor (2), a first drive shaft (5), a second drive shaft (8), a drive (4, 13) being arranged to convert a rotational motion of the electric motor (2) into an oscillating pivoting of the first drive shaft (5) and the second drive shaft (8), and a head portion (19) including a housing (7) being attached to the second drive shaft (8) of the handle portion (1) in order to enable a transfer of an oscillating pivoting of the second drive shaft (8) to an oscillating pivoting of the housing (7), wherein an oscillating pivoting of the housing (7) occurs around an axis of rotation having a first direction, a head portion axle (18) being attached to the first drive shaft (5) of the handle portion (1) in order to enable a transfer of an oscillating pivoting of the first drive shaft (5) to the head portion axle (18), a bristle carrier (21) having a plurality of bristles, which is rotatably supported by the housing (7), wherein the axis of rotation of the bristle carrier (21) has a second direction being different from the first direction, a head portion drive (24) coupling the head portion axle (18) to the bristle carrier (21) in order in order to enable a transfer of an oscillating pivoting of the head portion axle (18) to the bristle carrier (21).
