Toothpastes
Toothpastes by Crest has 9 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.1 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
Hygiene / Toothpastes / Tartar-control-toothpastes
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Toothpastes, 9 of its 9 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Toothpastes sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.1 Top 42% higher than 58% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Full Ingredients List
Stannous fluoride 0.454%.. (0.14% w/v fluoride ion) • Uses aids in the prevention of cavities ⚫helps prevent gingivitis • Purposes ...Anticavity, antigingivitis, antisensitivity toothpaste Drug Facts (continued) persists or worsens. Sensitive teeth may indicate a serious problem that may need prompt care. Keep out of reach of children. If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. helps interfere with the harmful effects of plaque associated with Directions gingivitis •helps control plaque bacteria that contribute to the development of gingivitis builds increasing protection against painful sensitivity of the teeth to cold, heat, acids, sweets or contact. Warnings When using this product do not use for sensitivity longer than four weeks unless recommended by a dentist. Stop use and ask a dentist if the sensitivity problem ⚫adults and children 12 yrs. of age & older: apply at least a 1-inch strip of the product
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Toothpastes: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.1/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 9.
Product Details
- Brand
- Crest
- Barcode
- 0030772160558
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Toothpastes rank on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Toothpastes's 4.1/5 average puts it in the safer 58%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 4.1/5 ingredient safety score mean?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Toothpastes's 4.1/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.