I needed to make a conscious effort to chew the tablets up into a fine powder that dissolves into water and saliva. And even then, it wasn't as smooth as regular toothpaste typically is.

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“My wife had to introduce me to a chewing stick recently which I embraced happily because that will cut the cost of buying toothpaste almost every week. “She went further to buy this powder ...