The Non-Foaming Toothpaste Revolution: How TartarEnd® Does What Foaming Toothpastes Never Could

For decades, consumers have trusted foaming toothpastes to protect their teeth and gums—yet these products cannot reach the real source of periodontal disease: plaque, tartar, and bacteria hidden deep below the gumline. Foam creates the feeling of cleaning, but it can’t penetrate gum pockets, dissolve hardened tartar deposits, or stop the bacterial processes that lead to gum inflammation, bone loss, and tooth loss. This gap between perception and reality is why millions of adults continue to develop gum disease and lose teeth despite brushing every day.

1. Periodontal disease is caused by plaque and tartar below the gumline. Foaming toothpastes can’t reach below the gumline to remove tartar and plaque. Non-foaming TartarEnd® Toothpaste penetrates, dissolves, and removes tartar, plaque, and bacteria deep below the gumline.

Foaming toothpastes partially clean the surfaces of teeth above the gumline. Foam cannot enter or penetrate deep gum pockets. So even when you brush perfectly:

• Bacteria in plaque below the gumline keep growing
• Plaque matures and hardens into tartar
• Gum inflammation and bleeding continue
• Gum pockets deepen
• The bone holding teeth in place is dissolved by toxins formed by bacteria
• Teeth get loose and fall out

2. Foaming toothpastes contain detergents rather than plaque or tartar-dissolving ingredients.

Traditional toothpastes use sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) or other foaming agents.
These ingredients:

• Create bubbles
• Improve spread ability
• Help loosen food residue
• Irritate skin and gums

But they have no effect on:

• Tartar (calculus)
• Plaque
• Bacteria and acids below the gumline
• Gum inflammation
• Bacteria that form gum (periodontal)  pockets

Most toothpastes foam a lot, but that foam doesn’t actually clean your teeth. It just spreads the toothpaste around and makes your mouth feel like something is happening. Foam creates the illusion of cleaning but does nothing to remove plaque, tartar, or calculus. Most people who have lost teeth due to periodontal disease have used or are using foaming toothpastes.

3. Most gum disease is silent—people think they are healthy while their gum disease gets worse.

Because periodontal disease is usually painless, people assume:

• “If my toothpaste foams, it must be working.”
• “I brush every day, so my gums must be healthy.”

Meanwhile, unnoticed below the gumline:

• Plaque forms
• Tartar forms
• Pockets deepen
• Gums slowly detach from tooth enamel
• Bone is lost
• Teeth become loose

By the time symptoms appear (bleeding, recession, loose teeth), significant damage has already happened. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that by age 65, the average adult has lost 8 teeth. 17.3% of seniors, age 65 and older, have no remaining teeth. https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/research/data-statistics/tooth-loss/seniors

4. Studies evaluating plaque removal above the gumline show that brushing with conventional foaming toothpastes removes only a portion of dental plaque.

Manual toothbrushing typically removes approximately 20–30% of plaque above the gumline, while powered brushes generally achieve higher levels of removal, often reaching 40–60% under controlled conditions. Despite these improvements, substantial plaque remains after brushing with traditional toothpastes. As plaque ages, it hardens to form tartar. Tartar cannot be removed with conventional toothpaste. Plaque and tartar below the gumline remain untouched and are the main causes of gum disease. https://assets.ctfassets.net/nglyjmvvpp62/6QqnrGeQ6S00kqAsDrOdT9/bdc12b6bc75db6985016083e5f50d3b4/cochrane_review_2014_english.pdf

5. TartarEnd® works differently. Its formula dissolves tartar and plaque at the molecular level, so it doesn’t need foam or abrasives to be effective. What you feel is gentle, but what it’s doing is powerful.

• TartarEnd® toothpaste includes a unique tartar and plaque penetration enhancer, dimethyl isosorbide, which penetrates and dissolves the bacterial glues above and below the gumline that hold tartar and plaque together.
• Another important ingredient, sodium chlorite, neutralizes acids in the mouth and forms chlorine dioxide. Chlorine dioxide breaks down more of the glues in plaque and tartar, further fragmenting the plaque/tartar structure.
• The vibrating bristles of a sonic toothbrush create pulses of TartarEnd® ingredients that whisk away tiny pieces of tartar and plaque from tooth surfaces and deep gum pockets.
• No abrasives are needed.

6. The TartarEnd® method for removing tartar and plaque was first presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego in 2022 and is now patented in the U.S. and internationally. The TartarEnd® toothpaste formulation is scientifically formulated, tested, and proven to:

• Penetrate plaque and tartar deposits deep below the gumline
• Disrupt the bacterial biofilm “glues” that bind plaque and tartar together
• Soften, break down, and dissolve both plaque and hardened tartar (calculus)
• Remove bacteria below the gumline that causes gum disease

This matters because for periodontal disease:

The only way to stop gum irritations and tooth loss is to remove plaque, tartar (calculus), and bacteria deep below the gumline so gums can reattach to clean teeth.

Dentists remove tartar, plaque, and bacteria below the gumline with metal scaling and root planing tools.
TartarEnd® does this with daily brushing.

This is why TartarEnd users experience:

• Gritty tartar particles are being removed from the teeth
• No gum bleeding
• Shallower healthy gum pockets
• Zero or markedly reduced tartar accumulation
• Removal of existing tartar deposits above and below the gum line
• No gum inflammation
• Clean tooth surfaces, reattaching to healthy gums.
• Tight teeth

These are benefits conventional foaming toothpaste simply cannot deliver.

7. Summary:

Foaming Toothpaste Fails, TartarEnd® succeeds.

8. CONCLUSION

TartarEnd® represents a fundamental shift in oral care: a scientifically engineered, non-foaming toothpaste that removes the plaque, tartar, and bacteria traditional toothpaste leaves behind. By dissolving deposits at their molecular foundation and allowing gums to reattach to clean tooth surfaces, TartarEnd® delivers results once possible only through professional dental procedures. For anyone concerned about gum disease, inflammation, or long-term tooth retention, switching to TartarEnd® is more than a choice—it’s a breakthrough in protecting your oral health for life.

References

#1 Legal Declaration to the US Patent Office of the first clinical observation made in 2016 of tartar removal for the John A. Gontarz patent Application entitled “Oral Care Formulation and Method for the Removal of Tartar and Plaque from Teeth”

https://tartarend.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dr-Tai-Declaration-Aug-22-2019-GONTARZ-PATENT5910703.1.pdf

#2 Presentation to the National American Chemical Society meeting in San Diego in 2022 entitled “Better Tartar and Plaque Removal through Disruptive Technology; John Gontarz, PhD.

https://tartarend.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tartarend-summary-presentation.pdf