In what appears to be yet another hole in the Food and Drug Administration’s safety network, ConsumerAffairs.Com has found illegal tubes of toothpaste, intended for sale in foreign countries, in U.S. discount stores. Like over-the-counter medication, the great majority of toothpastes are subject to labeling requirements because they contain fluoride, a cavity-fighting ingredient that can […]
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The Invention of Fluoride Toothpaste
In 1950 Proctor and Gamble subsidized research at Indiana University on the use of stannous fluoride–a fluoride/tin compound–in the prevention of tooth decay. Listen Now: The Invention of Toothpaste Moment of Indiana History is a weekly two-minute radio program exploring Indiana History. The series is a production of WFIU Public Radio in partnership with the […]
Cavistat Toothpaste – “More Effective Than Fluoride”
ROSLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y.– Ortek Therapeutics Inc. announced today that CaviStat®, an experimental fluoride-free cavity fighting complex based on saliva chemistry, was significantly more effective than fluoride in a two year, 726 patient toothpaste study. These results were published in the most recent issue, Volume 16, Number 3, of The Journal of Clinical Dentistry, a peer […]
Toothpaste label revs up some anxiety
I don’t know why, or why I hadn’t before, but the other day I read the back of my wrinkly tube of toothpaste. As if I don’t already suffer enough anxiety, I found these words: “Do not swallow.” Nearby was a warning to keep the tube away from children under 6. It got worse: “If […]
Irish Dentists Opposing Fluoridation Respond to Toothpaste Advice
Irish Dentists Opposing Fluoridation (IDOF), comprising 61 dentists, have decided to boycott VHI/Decare insurance products following alarming comments by Dr. Gerard Gavin, Chief Dental Officer (Decare) on TV3’s Ireland Am last Tuesday. An extraordinary meeting of the dentist’s group held at the weekend reviewed a transcript of the broadcast and decided that Dr. Gavin’s recommendations […]
National Health Alert on Imported High-Fluoride Toothpastes
NBC 5 reporter Ken Kalthoff first broke this story in May, when he found several tubes of foreign toothpaste at eight different dollar discount stores around North Texas. Shopping undercover, our NBC 5 crew found that most of the packages look a lot like regular American brands. In fact, customers at the stores told us […]
Report warns parents on children’s toothpaste use
Many parents probably feel that with children consuming increasing amounts of sweets and cola they have enough to worry about when it comes to their teeth. But a new study suggests they need to take a closer look at their children’s toothbrushing habits. Not only are children using fluoridated toothpaste too soon, they are using […]
Yellow, Pitted Teeth from Fluoridated Toothpaste
19-year-old Erin Habib has never liked to smile, especially not for a camera. “If you look really close, there’s little dents in it, in between the teeth, there’s yellow stains, that’s more obvious,” she says, describing her smile. Erin’s dentist believes she damaged her teeth by “eating” toothpaste as a child. Too much fluoride can […]
Crabshell toothpaste ‘fights decay’
Crabshells could form the basis of a new toothpaste A toothpaste made from crab’s shells could cut dental infections and reduce the number of trips to the dentist, researchers claim. The paste contains a sticky chemical substance which can kill bacteria. It lodges around parts of the teeth and gums where bacteria grow and cause […]
Fluoride toothpaste harmful for children
NEW DELHI: If your toddler chews on the toothbrush, licks and swallows toothpaste, make sure it is non-fluoridated. Fluoride ingested by children less than four years old can be harmful. Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) dentist Dr Pankaj Goel told The Times of India, “Parents are not aware about the difference between fluoridated and non-fluoridated […]