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You’re probably brushing your teeth with toxic metals

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57% Informative

90 percent of 51 tested toothpastes contained lead, including major names like Crest , Sensodyne , and Tom ’s of Maine .

65 percent tested positive for arsenic, 47 percent for mercury, 35 percent for cadmium.

Only five brands were completely free of all four toxic metals.

Even in small amounts, lead can cause irreversible harm, particularly to children.

VR Score

32

Informative language

16

Neutral language

25

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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