Best dental chew treats, ranked.

A VOHC-accepted cat dental treat (verified on the feline list, separate from dogs) at under two calories each; the named chicken meal leads a grain-and-colorant list, but the tartar claim carries the seal.

A VOHC-accepted, plant-based dental chew with calories disclosed and a clean record; the protein is soy rather than a named meat and it costs over a dollar a chew, but the plaque-and-tartar claim is seal-backed.

A VOHC-accepted vegetable dental chew, grain-free with a short recognizable list and disclosed calories; plant-based rather than meat and pricey per chew, but the dental claim carries the seal.

A VOHC-accepted dental chew with a clean recall record; the wheat-and-gelatin base is not a named meat and the per-chew cost is high, but the plaque-and-tartar claim is one of the few a treat can actually back.

A VOHC-accepted (tartar) delmopinol chew with a clean record, but the disclosed formula carries titanium dioxide and saccharin, the marketing claims plaque and breath beyond the tartar-only seal, and at over a dollar a chew it is expensive.

VOHC-accepted for tartar and reasonably priced, but the chew is built on rice and chicken by-product meal and preserved with BHA and BHT; the seal backs the claim, the ingredient list does not impress.

Says 'clinically proven to reduce plaque and tartar,' but the standard US Dentastix Original is not on the VOHC accepted list (the Advanced and UK lines are); with iron-oxide color and a rice-and-starch base, the dental promise is unbacked here.