Dentist warns about plastic beads in toothpaste
Andrea Lutz, KTVB 6:09 p.m. MDT September 17, 2014
BOISE-- Tiny plastic scrubbers in toothpaste are getting some big time attention, and recently a dental hygienist started warning the dental world of the impacts of plastic microbeads.
Some Crest toothpastes; such as 3D Whitening, Crest Pro-Health and a number of others contain the ingredient polyethylene, a form of plastic.
The plastic does not breakdown and can stay embedded in your mouth.
At Aesthetic Smiles in Meridian, Dr. Wade Pilling and his staff are aware of the ingredient and have since been looking a little deeper in the mouths of their patients.
"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," said Dr. Pilling...
