Popular dog dental products claiming to remove all plaque and tartar are scams. Plaque hardens into tartar, causing gum disease and tooth decay. Raw bird bones and dehydrated skin work better than marketed products, but cooked bones splinter and cause harm.
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Oh, that's a clean— Is this really all you have to do to prevent gum disease and tooth decay? You see, something I say to all of my clients is just because something is on TV, someone has a lot of followers, or something got a lot of views and purchases doesn't mean it's actually good. Just like things you find at pet shops, they don't have to be good for your dog, they just need to not kill your dog, and then they can profit from it and not get told off. For those of you that don't know, plaque is literal rock-like bacteria stuck to your dog's teeth, and if not removed, hardens into tartar and leads to gum disease and tooth decay. So no. The claim that this removes all plaque and tar is completely false, and this will not do what it says on the tin. It is a scam. And yes, this is the same for dental sticks. You see, in the wild, animals don't need to brush their teeth because they are regularly chewing on things like tendons and bones. Bird bones, if you want to feed bones, are much thinner and easier for dogs to bite, crush, and digest. Just make sure you don't get ones that are already cooked because they'll splinter into hard chunks that will cause issues inside. But my personal favorite is feeding my dogs dehydrated skin and tendons, as it is very hard but soft enough for dogs to sit and chew on for a long time. Would you have spotted this though if you saw this ad?
