For many people, whitening toothpaste is the easiest and most affordable tool to turn to if you're trying to brighten up your smile. While a solid toothpaste marketed for its teeth-whitening ...

“There are no safety issues with our toothpaste,” the company tells PEOPLE in response to the FDA’s public warning letter Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

Tom’s of Maine, the folksy, naturally sourced toothpaste of crunchy-granola-types everywhere, has a problem that, on the whole, seems to fit a brand preferred by dirty hippies. The Food and Drug ...

Toothpaste from the popular Tom’s of Maine brand is made with bacteria-tainted water, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says in a recent warning letter they sent to the company and made public.

A Tom's of Maine sign is seen at the manufacturing plant March 28, 2006, in Sanford, Maine. A recent inspection of a Tom's of Maine facility found that the company's toothpaste was made using ...

An inspection this year of a Tom's of Maine's facility in Sanford, Maine, turned up several violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste, bacterial growth in another type of ...

The best approach to prevent and control periodontal disease involves maintaining good oral hygiene practices, including brushing your teeth twice daily using appropriate toothpaste. Choosing the ...

Anticavity Toothpaste. The FDA said the samples were taken between June 2021 and October 2022. “Water is a major ingredient in many of your OTC drug products,” the FDA wrote. “It is ...

You may also find fluoride in many over-the-counter (OTC) products, including: toothpaste mouth rinses supplements If you tend to get many cavities, your dentist might suggest using a prescription ...

As the Strategist’s dental-hygiene expert, I’m constantly trying the latest oral-health products, from toothpaste to tongue scrapers. Teeth-whitening treatments are relatively new to my own ...