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Crest to remove potentially harmful microbeads from toothpaste
Fox News ^
| September 18, 2014
Posted on 09/19/2014 5:56:35 PM PDT by jazusamo
Those little blue microbeads in your Crest toothpaste may be getting stuck in your teeth and gums, prompting dentists to ask toothpaste manufacturers for a change.
The tiny scrubbers contain the ingredient polyethylene, a form of plastic that does not degrade and can stay embedded in your mouth.
“Your body will see them as a foreign body, bacteria will clamp to them and it has the potential to cause gum disease, some form of gingivitis or harm to it,” Dr. Wade Pilling of Meridien, Indiana told KTVB.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: crest; microbeads; toothpaste
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Just a heads up.
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posted on
09/19/2014 5:56:35 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
Yeah. Those microbeads are also polluting the oceans.
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posted on
09/19/2014 5:58:31 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: jazusamo
I brush with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Works great!
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:01:13 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: jazusamo
People don't realize that Ultrabrite and Aim gets your teeth just as white for only a $1.
Those who waste their money buying name-brand products are sheep.
To: smokingfrog
I doubt dentists are concerned about the oceans. :-)
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:01:28 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Sometimes I think that this is an era when sanity has become controversial: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
That Dr. sure is the go to guy for one line quotes for the news channels. A quick google and he pops up in 3 articles I saw. Not saying anything for/against him, but do they have him on speed dial or something?
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:03:57 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Remember the old commercial, “you’ll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent?”
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:05:05 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Sometimes I think that this is an era when sanity has become controversial: Thomas Sowell)
To: jazusamo
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop brushing my teeth.
To: jazusamo
What about these hard, weird toothbrushes? I’ve tried many brands, sizes, and even kids’ size. My mouth is small, and they all scratch my gums around my back teeth.
When I asked my dentist, he didn’t know what I meant. He’s younger with a huge mouth, so maybe he likes these monstrosities. Anyone know of a good, “old-fashion” toothbrush?
To: jazusamo
Paging all Ambulance Chasing Law Firms!
Paging all Ambulance Chasing Law Firms!
More “Deeply concerned, we will fight for you, for every penny you DESERVE!” lawyer ads.
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:34:16 PM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
("Gang Green and the Government Staff Infection " - Glen Morgan, Freedom Foundation.)
To: floralamiss
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:34:28 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: jazusamo
When we drop napalm on the Orient
You’ll wonder where the yellow went
That’s for Joe B.
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:34:45 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:36:09 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
People don't realize that Ultrabrite and Aim gets your teeth just as white for only a $1.Money-saving bump!
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:42:28 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
To: floralamiss
My mouth is small, and they all scratch my gums around my back teeth.I've had good luck with Colgate brand medium toothbrushes. They are cheap enough ($.94/ea @ Wal*Mart) that I start each month with a new one.
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:46:18 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
To: Rockpile
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posted on
09/19/2014 6:46:24 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Sometimes I think that this is an era when sanity has become controversial: Thomas Sowell)
To: floralamiss
To: Rockpile
To: Jack Hydrazine
So do I and I rinse with it (slightly diluted) for 1 minute after brushing. My teeth are so white.
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posted on
09/19/2014 7:32:15 PM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
To: floralamiss
The Unisonic has a very small brush head. I love mine.
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posted on
09/19/2014 7:36:09 PM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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