At first, I blamed my boyfriend. A shared bathroom is already the site of so many petty annoyances that naturally I assumed the regular puddles of blue toothpaste on our sink were his fault. He could ...

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 ...

A dental hygienist’s concern about the tiny blue dots she kept seeing in people’s mouths has led to an announcement from the parent company of Crest toothpaste that it will start phasing out the ...

PHOENIX, AZ (KABC) -- When a Phoenix dental hygienist spotted something strange in the mouths of her patients, she spoke up. A toothpaste manufacturer is now taking action. Trish Walraven has seen a ...

People use toothpaste to thoroughly clean their teeth and make their mouth smell fresh but those who use Crest toothpaste may be getting more than a clean and sparkling white smile. Dental hygienist ...

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2024 — Until the mid-20th century, toothpastes were little more than pleasant-smelling abrasives. But in 1955, the introduction of Crest toothpaste brought fluoride chemistry to ...

Procter & Gamble will remove polyethylene microbeads from its Crest toothpaste line after a dental hygienist spoke out about finding the blue plastic bits in patients' gums. The microbeads can trap ...