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What did we learn from Covid? (Jen Sorensen) (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I have a perio and ortho, and the perio also was my hygienist; but the hygienist noticed something odd with a tooth, concerned about it, said I should consult a general dentist - due to having seen a perio, ortho and hygienist regularly I let my general dentist lapse, found they had retired and I wasn't on books any more, went to the nearest dentist, in-network, 4* reviews - he looked at it, said, "ah yeah, i see the issue. use this mouthwash and gel on it once daily"

it was like $50

I happily used it for a week before I was standing there swishing and actually read the label and saw "not endorsed by the FDA" and was like "whattttt" then saw it was homeopathic

well you can imagine I spit that mouthwash straight out without swallowing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I don’t suppose you remember what the magical ingredients were in those products? Call it morbid curiosity.

You know now that I think about it, I’m not sure how much of dental products are actually FDA approved. I think they might fit into a weird zone where they’re not technically medication or food so FDA doesn’t really look too closely. Dental machinery and appliances for sure need to be FDA-approved, but mouthwash and toothpaste I’m not so sure about. I’m fairly sure the active ingredients within mouthwash and toothpaste, such as fluoride, need to have FDA approval before they can be used, but I don’t think the toothpaste or mouthwash itself needs FDA approval. I think for the most part the FDA oversees marketing claims and manufacturing standards for toothpaste/mouthwash, whereas the American Dental Association (ADA) is the body that “approves” them.