A toothbrush includes: a hollow head portion defining a first fluid
passage therein and having a bristle-mounting wall formed with a
plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the first fluid
passage; bristle bundles provided on the bristle-mounting wall, each of
the bristle bundles being composed of a plurality of hollow bristles,
each of the hollow bristles having a third fluid passage that has a
connecting end in fluid communication with the first fluid passage and an
open free end opposite to the connecting end; a hollow grip portion
connected to the head portion and defining a second fluid passage
therein, the second fluid passage being in fluid communication with the
first fluid passage; and a suction unit connected to the grip portion and
adapted to draw a fluid from an exterior of the bristle-mounting wall
through the apertures and the third fluid passages.