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scary

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
109,842 views, 209 comments

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

fluoride

Excessive Fluoride Turns Americans Into Commies

We've always known that the adding of fluoride to our water supply is an insidious Communist plot, hatched by the diabolical mind of Kruschev himself. Government officials fiercely denied it, but they would, shadow puppets of the Soviet regime and all. Those of us in the know did not have our fears assuaged by the Soviet Union's supposed dissolution. After all, that is just what they wanted us to think. More »

2:55 AM on Fri Mar 24 2006
By consumerist.com
131 views, 5 comments