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Crest Refunds Teeth-Staining Mouthwash

For customer's teeth stained brown by by Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash, Crest is refunding their bottles of mouthwash, but you have to push for them to pay for it. Reader Peter called the 1-800-285-9139 Crest number we posted about. "The rep was very aware of the situation & asked for some #s off the bottles I had. I had purchased 2 huge bottles from COSTCO," Peter writes. "He offered to send some coupons. I told him that I wanted a full refund. He immediately said he would do so & is sending me a check for almost $16." So not only will they pay for your cleaning if your insurance doesn't cover it, they'll give you your money back for buying the stuff. Good. Now how about taking it off the market?

9:54 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Ben Popken
3,326 views, 26 comments

Latest by BugMeNot2: We use this product, and luckily haven't had this side effect yet. Does anyone know how to identify the problematic bottles by batch number? What should we be on the lookout for? more »

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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
5,702 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 »

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Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash: "I Woke Up With Brown Spots On My Teeth"

Reader Monique says that she used Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash and woke up with brown spots on her teeth and no sense of taste. How terrifying!

Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash turned my teeth brown! And on top of that, I can't taste anything! I can't believe this stuff is even on the market. My wisdom teeth are coming in painfully, and I am prepping to get them removed next week. So while at Rite Aid last night, I picked up a bottle of Crest Pro-Health mouthwash. I typically use Listerine, but as I said my wisdom teeth are killing me and this Crest CRAP advertises "No Alcohol". Cool.
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2:14 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Meg Marco
108,895 views, 209 comments

drugs

UPDATE: Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Avoids Liability

You may recall the test subjects of drug trial TGN1412 who were left seriously maimed moments after taking the experimental drug. More »

4:39 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Ben Popken
200 views, 6 comments

drugs

TGN1412 Trial Like "Russian Roulette"

Do you see the man to the right? The one who looks like the evilest German scientist to ever stumble in blood-smeared scrubs out of a Nazi laboratory? Gaze carefully upon the ominous shadowing falling upon his cadaverous features, the inhuman leer. Yes, readers, you are looking upon the horrible visage of none other than Dr. Thomas Hanke, Chief Scientific Officer of TeGenero, whose drug TGN1412 had six men in trials tearing at their skin and screaming. More »

5:45 AM on Fri Mar 17 2006
By consumerist.com
241 views, 1 comment

Latest by OkiMike: I did a paid clinical trial once in Hawaii. I got stuck with a needle 24 times on the first day alone! The catering made it worth it though! more »

pharmaceuticals

Drug Trial Goes Horribly Wrong

Two men are in critical condition and four are seriously ill after partaking in a clinical drug trial. More »

9:30 AM on Thu Mar 16 2006
By popkin
158 views, 5 comments