A portion of a toothbrush comprising:a neck and a head (712) attached to the neck, the neck having a longitudinal axis and the head having a support structurea textured member (720) attached to the support structure, the textured member comprising a plurality of lammelae (722), wherein each of the plurality of lammelae extend from a common base and wherein the plurality of lammelae are arranged at right angles anda plurality of bristle tufts surrounding the textured member, wherein the plurality bristle tufts is taller than the textured member, the plurality of bristle tufts include a plurality of side tufts and a plurality of end tufts, wherein the end tufts are adjacent the long axis of the neck, wherein the plurality of side tufts is taller than the textured member and wherein the plurality of end tufts is taller than the textured member.
