The invention relates to a manual toothbrush (1) comprising a handle (2) and a toothbrush head (3) fastened on the front end (5) of the handle (2). On the tooth brushing end, bunches of bristles (8) extend at their respective lateral edge areas away from the surface (6) of the toothbrush head (3). Their free ends converge only to such an extent that they form a receptacle (19) for the teeth and that they simultaneously clean the inside and the outside of one or more teeth during brushing. A bearing (22) is configured between the toothbrush head (3) and the handle (2) and pivots the toothbrushhead (3) relative to the longitudinal axis (9) of the handle (2) during brushing. The invention is characterized in that the bearing (22) is additionally provided with a spring element (26) between the toothbrush head (3) and the handle (2). The spring element (26) is elastically pre-stressed to such an extent when the toothbrush head (3) is pivoted during brushing that it returns the toothbrush head (3) to its initial position once brushing is finished. The invention provides a pivoted toothbrush head which always returns to its initial position so that the user can always easily place the brush head encircling the teeth on the teeth.