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A dentifrice composition in an encapsulated form placed on the head of a toothbrush that is effective for removing stains and cleaning teeth. SOLUTION: An orally acceptable carrier and 1-10% by weight of an abrasive are included, the dentifrice composition contains 2-8 mg of the abrasive, and the abrasive has a weight average particle size in the range of 3-7 μm. And at least 90% by weight of the particles have a size less than 16 μm and the dentifrice composition is any of foaming agents, antibacterial agents, bleaching agents, anticalculus agents, antimicrobial agents, calculus control agents, and anti-inflammatory agents A dentifrice composition encapsulated in a capsule placed on the head of a toothbrush. The orally acceptable carrier is preferably triglyceride, the dentifrice is preferably encapsulated in gelatin, and the dentifrice is placed on the toothbrush head 12 of FIG. A preferred dentifrice composition. [Selection] Figure 1 |