[spidey]

I brush with CET pet toothpaste once a day in the evening (I try for daily brushing) and rinse with CET pet rinse in the morning. Brushing has been shown to be the best way to keep teeth healthy, second best is using an oral rinse, third best is chewing. The oral health diets do actually help reduce tartar, but I agree with you that the ingredients are crap (although it only needs to make up about 30% of the diet to be effective). I also give my dogs chewies (Greenies, bullies, Booda bones, Nylabone edibles). But most dogs will need to have a professional cleaning at some point (and if your vet's standard dental doesn't include dental x-rays, it's a waste of money), just like people do, brushing and chewing and everything else don't prevent all problems, nor can they prevent problems below the gumline.