Toothpaste

A dental cream containing an abrasive content comprising at least about 20 percent sodium bicarbonate in a vehicle containing sufficient liquids, said vehicle consisting essentially of about 5 to 35 percent water and sufficient viscous water miscible polyol humectant or mixtures thereof, and a sufficient amount of gelling or thickening agent to impart to the dental cream the pasty consistency, body and non-tacky nature which is characteristic of conventional dental creams or toothpastes, and over 1 percent of a water insoluble dental abrasive material compatible with said bicarbonate in the dental cream, said sodium bicarbonate being primarily in the undissolved solid state, said dental cream having a granular textured appearance comprising a substantially dispersed non-crystalline appearing granulate of macroscopic crystalline bicarbonate granules in an otherwise continuous matrix.