The gritty substance you may feel on your teeth

after using toothpaste is actually
a. small deposits of sand.
b. diatomaceous earth.
c. cellulose from dinoflagellates.
d. a synthetic abrasive.
e. derived from foraminiferans.


Answer: b

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