The toothbrush body (10) according to the invention has on its top side (28) a hand-supporting section (20) with at least one longitudinal support strip (42) which extends along the longitudinal axis (11a) of a handle part (16) and next to which is located at least one recess (37) which extends laterally from the top side (28) to a bottom side. The recesses (37) can take the form of holes (38) located between two longitudinal support strips (42) or of open lateral recesses formed in the broad sides (32) of the toothbrush body (10).
