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This sounds like a symptom of chronic disease, Rhoda. I'd recommend getting a vet homeopath on board to help you cure it. Meantime, use softer bones: veal, turkey, and always raw. Should break teeth on those and way better than any man-made toothpaste and elbow grease ;-)
I have had good luck with Petrodex (6.2 oz tube) I brush their teeth once a day, I have avoided professional cleanings as much as possible. However, some dogs especially small breeds have lousy teeth and have required a professional cleaning and extractions as much as once or twice per lifetime.
I still let them work on a frozen raw beef marrow bone about once a week.....with supervision. Yes, they can break a tooth, have GI upset, so it is not without risk.
I distract the dog after about an hour or two and grab the bone and discard it.
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