Toothpaste tablets are dry, pressed tablets you chew into a paste before brushing. People pick them for travel, for pre-measured doses, or for glass jars instead of tubes. The cleaning still comes from brushing, and the active ingredient matters more than the format.
One+ is a paste in an aluminum tube with an HDPE cap: 10% nano + micro hydroxyapatite, fluoride-free, and no SLS. If tablets suit your routine better, choose one that names its active ingredient and how much of it is in each tablet.
The research is limited. In a two-week trial of 40 adults, fluoride tablets matched a fluoride paste for plaque and gingivitis, though users rated the texture and foam lower. A 2026 analysis of 20 tablets sold in the Netherlands found only 9 met its fluoride criteria, and most weighed less than a recommended dose of paste.
They’re solid, so they sidestep carry-on liquid limits. A full-size tube like One+ (120 g / 4.23 oz) is over the 3.4 oz carry-on limit and goes in a checked bag. See toothpaste on a plane.
Tablets often come in glass jars or refill pouches. One+ uses an aluminum tube with an HDPE cap; recycle where accepted locally.
Randomized trial: toothpaste tablets vs fluoride toothpaste (2023)
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A pea-sized amount, lower foam, and 10% nano + micro hydroxyapatite in a 120 g aluminum tube.
Some do and some don’t. Look for the fluoride compound and its ppm, or for hydroxyapatite and its percentage. Both tablets and pastes come in fluoride and fluoride-free versions.
Chew one tablet until it softens, then brush with a wet toothbrush as usual and spit.
Chewable tablets aren’t right for every child, and children need only small amounts of toothpaste. Ask the child’s dentist, supervise brushing, and teach kids to spit.
Often not per brushing. Compare the price of one tablet with a pea-sized amount from a tube. A 120 g tube of One+ covers about 90 brushings.
Many skip SLS. One+ skips it too and uses sodium cocoyl glutamate, so it foams less than a typical SLS toothpaste. Foam doesn’t measure cleaning.
