True, animals on soft diets accumulate plaque more readily than those on dry foods, but the only way to
keep teeth clean above and below the gum line is by daily brushing.
This flavorless concentrate is added daily to drinking water to provide the safest, healthiest way to conveniently
keep teeth clean without brushing.
Brushing your cat's teeth is the best way to
keep his teeth clean if he will not chew on chunks of meat but, honestly, even if they do chew on meat?
«Hmm... you don't want to brush... AND we need to
keep those teeth clean so the sugar bugs don't eat holes in them... What can we do to make this work for both of us?»
Using Bones to Clean your Springer Spaniels Teeth I find that giving my Welsh Springer boy a beef back rib from the butcher, uncooked, with the meat still
attached keeps his teeth clean.
Saliva helps
keep teeth clean by removing food debris from tooth surfaces, neutralizing mouth acidity, and acting as a reservoir for the minerals our teeth need to build strong enamel.
Keeping teeth clean at home can help make such cleanings less frequent, proving that a penny of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Of course RAW (never cooked) chicken wings, chicken / turkey / duck necks or other consumable raw bones are still the best way to
keep teeth clean naturally.