Oral Hygiene Products
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Pet Products & Supplies · CPSC Code 2640
Down 17% over 5 years
The verdict
Oral Hygiene Products carry a danger score of 28/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 247 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 17% over the last five years.
- 28/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 247
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 4.1%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 2640 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 28/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for oral hygiene products - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume247 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)4.1%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-17%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Oral Hygiene Products (CPSC product code 2640, in the Pet Products & Supplies category) generate an estimated 247 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 4,940 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 28/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 17% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2013 (391 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2006 (15 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for oral hygiene products is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 4,873 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burn, chemical to the mouth (70 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 4,942 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 4.1% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how oral hygiene products fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 2,422 | 2,520 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Mouth | Burn, Chemical |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
23MOF INGESTED AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF *** MOUTHWASH. DX: INGESTION OF A NONTOXIC SUBSTANCE.
3YOF PRESENTS FOR INGESTION AND ADVERSE EFFECT S/P MOM SAYS THAT SHE WAS WOKEN UP BY HER DAUGHTER SCREAMING BECAUSE HER MOUTH WAS BURNING AND FOUND HER WITH TOOTHPASTE CONTAINING FLUORIDE. POISON CONTROL WAS CONTACTED WHILE AT ED. DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF SUBSTANCE; ADVERSE EFFECT OF TOOTHPASTE
2YOF PRESENTS AFTER INGESTING KIDS TOOTHPASTE. DX: INGESTION OF SUBSTANCE
2YOF DRANK MOUTH WASH THAT CONTAINED ESSENTIAL OILS. DX: POISONING
2 YOF PT OPENED A CHILD PROOF BOTTLE OF *** MOUTHWASH FOUNE EMPTY DX INGESTION ACCIDENTAL
4YOM was at home when he drank half a bottle of *** antiseptic mouth wash resulting in alcohol ingestion. DX: alcohol ingestion
3YOF PRESENTS AFTER EATING 1.5 SMALL SAMPLE TUBES OF FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE DX: INGESTION OF SUBSTANCE
10MOF HERE AFTER INGESTING ABOUT 2/3 TUBE OF 2 OZ TEETH WHITENER (CONTAINING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE) AT 1750 AND SUBSEQUENTLY VOMITED X3 BURPING COUGHING DX: INGESTION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE, POISONING BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
15MOM TO ED WITH ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF ***, MOUTHWASH, MOM STATES SHE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT A CAP FUL OF *** FRESH BURST WHICH PT DRANK, NO SYMPTOMS, DX INGESTION OF SUBSTANCE
2YOF ingested half a bottle of fluoride free infant *** toothpaste, then vomited. DX: accidental ingestion of substance
3YOM ingested 1/2 tube of *** toothpaste from 2.2oz tube. DX: accidental ingestion of substance
4YOF INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PRESCRIPTION FLORIDE TOOTHPASTE, SHE VOMITED 15 MINUTES LATER. DX: ACCIDENTAL DRUG INGESTION.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to oral hygiene products on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are oral hygiene products?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, oral hygiene products have a danger score of 28/100 (low risk). An estimated 247 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from oral hygiene products?
The most common injury is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 4,873 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from oral hygiene products increasing or decreasing?
Down 17% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for oral hygiene products injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 4,942 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by oral hygiene products?
Of all ER visits involving oral hygiene products, approximately 4.1% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (95.9%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with oral hygiene products?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 28/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
