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health

Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash Stain Your Teeth Brown? Crest Pays For Your Cleaning

Here's relief for users of Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash finding that the product stains their teeth brown and destroys their sense of taste. Jeremy writes:
I had that happen to me and I went to my dentist to have them cleaned. Since I had gone only a month after my last cleaning (1 free per 6 months) I had to pay. I emailed Crest about it and they said they would pay for it.
So if Crest makes your mouth look like you've been chewing tobacco sine you were 13, and your insurance won't cover the cleaning, email them via this webform or call 1-800-285-9139 and see if Crest will pay for your teeth cleaning. No word on whether they'll be helping customers recover their ability to taste anything.

9:44 AM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Ben Popken
5,976 views, 28 comments

Latest by null: Comment on Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash Stain Your Teeth Brown? Crest Pays For Your Cleaning I have been using Crest Pro-Health for the last year on the advice of my dentist via my hygienist. I tried using it twice more »

safety

Lead Found In Dental Appliance

Finally! It's been so long since we've posted about anything tainted with lead that we were starting to wonder if all the world's trade problems had been resolved—but now comes a new study that found 210 parts per million (ppm) of lead in the porcelain veneer of a dental crown ordered from China. That's a lot less than the CPSC's current 600 ppm threshold, but a lot more than the international standard of only 90 ppm. The good news is it's highly unlikely developing children will need a mouth full of crowns and bridges. The bad news is it's yet another example of how hazardous material can slip undiscovered into the marketplace—and your mouth. More »

4:27 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Chris Walters
2,317 views, 14 comments

Latest by WelfareQueen: Thank goodness that the major damages connected with lead poisoning have to do with killing nerves. So there is little discomfort as the number of brain cells is reduced-if fact there is progressive numbness. However Boomer's, Millenial's, Gen-Xer's, and Gen-Yer's more »

dentistry

Americans Saving Money By Getting Dental Work In Mexico

Americans already save money by purchasing prescription drugs from Canada and getting plastic surgery in South America. Now they're crossing over to Mexican border towns for high-quality dentistry, which can cost over 60% less than comparable work in the U.S. Reuters notes that "a dental crown in the United States costs upward of $600 per tooth, compared to $190 or less in Mexico."
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4:15 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Chris Walters
4,694 views, 106 comments

malpractice

Dancing Dentist Nearly Blinds Patient

A dentist, Dr. Trusty, was drilling on a patient and dancing to the tune "Car Wash" on the radio, when the drill bit snapped off and got caught near her eye. The doctor then tried to use a metal hook to get it out but only drove it further into the sinus and bone, according to the lawsuit. Trusty told the patient that she would probably sneeze the bit out. Doctors later said that if she had, she would have likely become blind in one eye. The patient is now suing Dr. Trusty for $600,000 in medical expenses, pain, and suffering.

Patient Says Dancing Dentist Misstepped [AP via Consumerama]
(Photo: DCvision2006)

2:50 PM on Wed Nov 14 2007
By Ben Popken
3,557 views, 39 comments

Latest by z1rdarryl: The dentist should be suesLoose his licenceand be deported to iraq more »

blogs

Blogobitchin!

• The FREE vacation also includes a FREE credit card scam! [Horkin Rambling] "For the Love of Joe"
• Buying the right toothbrush is softer than you think. [HealthBolt] "From the Other Side of the Drill #3"
• My dog ate my DS Lite. Luckily, Nintendo was more than happy to sneak the right answers. [Jacobian] "Bad dog!"
• When your MacBook is cooking, Apple prefers you sizzle blind. [Tuaw] "MacBook Pro heat problem heats up"

10:45 PM on Mon Jul 17 2006
By Ben Popken
72 views, 5 comments