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The invention is directed to a combination of a collapsible tube article having flexible side walls and a composition consisting of a gel component and a paste component and contained in said article, said combination being suitable for use in combatting gum disease, said article comprising: (a) a first compartment containing said gel, said gel comprising (i) 1-10% by volume of hydrogen peroxide, (ii) 0.05-1.2% by volume of a water dispersible copolymer of acrylic acid cross-linked with polyallyl sucrose; (iii) 0.1-1.5% by volume of a non-ionic cellulose gum stabilizer (iv) purified water and (iv) a neutralizing agent selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, triethanolamine, diisopropylamine and ammonia in an amount sufficient to raise the pH of said gel to within about 3-6 said first compartment having an orifice for dispensing controlled amounts of said gel upon squeezing of said flexible sidewalls; (b) a second compartment containing said paste, said paste comprising (i) 10-50% by weight of sodium bicarbonate; (ii) 1-6% by weight of a salt selected from the group consisting of NaCl and MgSO4; (iii) 1-3% by weight of a thickener-stabilizer selected from the group consisting of cellulose gum magnesium aluminum silicate, and mixtures thereof; (iv) 5-30% by weight of a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerin, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, (v) purified water and (vi) 1-40% by weight of a cleaning-polishing agent selected from the group consisting of CaSO4, Ca3(PO4)2 and hydrated aluminum oxide, and (viii) 0.1-2.5% by weight of sodium lauryl sulfate.
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