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 ...

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 -- When a Phoenix dental hygienist spotted something strange in the mouths of her patients, she spoke up. A toothpaste manufacture heard her and is now taking action. Trish Walraven has ...

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Microbeads might make toothpaste look more attractive, but they are causing some dental issues for consumers, and now they are being removed from Crest products. Microbeads ...

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 ...

A new ingredient that has been cropping up in products ranging from toothpaste to facial cleansers —polyethylene microbeads — has been causing a stir ever since dental hygienists noticed the tiny blue ...