Well, okay, so it may not be made of people, but it definitely may not be good for your teeth, according to The Consumerist. If you’re a user of Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash, you might want to switch back to Listerine. If you want to know why, I suggest reading on. If you don’t want to know because you just bought a big bottle of Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash and would rather work your way through it and suffer the potential consequences, then skip this article and read something else.

If you’re brave, morbid, having weird mouth symptoms thanks to Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash, or just plain worried, then you’re not alone. I hope you’re not having the same gross symptoms a lot of people are: plaque on the tongue, brown stains on the teeth, and loss of taste sensation. I glanced over at the Amazon page after reading the Consumerist article’s pull quotes to find the product has the most one-star reviews of anything I’ve ever seen, and I’ve shopped for Ed Wood movies!

One of the comments recommended Googling fluorosis, and because I’ve got nothing better to do, I did. Here’s the Wikipedia link, with pictures, but don’t click on it if you’re easily grossed out, because those teeth pictures are nasty! Long story short, it’s caused by an excess of fluoride, so lay off the fluoridated mouthwashes and toothpastes if you’re having concerns. Apparently you can have too much of a good thing, or the many years of shoving fluoride into our toothpastes, mouthwashes, and drinking water is finally catching up to us, just like General Jack D. Ripper warned us about.

This is why I use Colgate!

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