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Mouthwash Manufacturers Cautioned Against Unproven Claims
By MARAH S.D. RUIZSeptember 29, 2010, 3:56pmThe Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Johnson & Johnson, CVS Corporation and Walgreen Company, cautioning these three mouthwash manufacturers against unproven claims about their respective products.
These three companies claim that their mouthwash can help prevent gum disease, but the FDA refutes this saying that while sodium fluoride, an ingredient found in all three mouthwash brands, can help prevent cavities, there is no proof that it can prevent gum disease or plaque.
The FDA has ordered the three companies to take appropriate actions in 15 days or their products would be seized in addition to the possibility of facing civil or
By MARAH S.D. RUIZSeptember 29, 2010, 3:56pmThe Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Johnson & Johnson, CVS Corporation and Walgreen Company, cautioning these three mouthwash manufacturers against unproven claims about their respective products.
These three companies claim that their mouthwash can help prevent gum disease, but the FDA refutes this saying that while sodium fluoride, an ingredient found in all three mouthwash brands, can help prevent cavities, there is no proof that it can prevent gum disease or plaque.
The FDA has ordered the three companies to take appropriate actions in 15 days or their products would be seized in addition to the possibility of facing civil or
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Fluoride mouth rinses don't reduce tooth decay, anyway.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reported the following in 2001: "One of the most surprising and controversial findings of the National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Program concerned the lack of effectiveness of fluoride mouth rinsing and fluoride tablets in preventing tooth decay in children."
http://www.rwjf.org/files/publications/books/2001/chapter_09.html
This 2004 review of studies shows that fluoride mouth rinses have no beneficial effect on children who use fluoridated toothpaste
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00016350410001658?journalCode=ode
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