Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in water and some foods. In the early 20th century, researchers found that people had less tooth decay in areas with higher fluoride levels in the ...

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in water and some foods. In the early 20th century, researchers found that people had less tooth decay in areas with higher fluoride levels in the ...

For decades, fluoride has been at the center of public health debates, hailed by experts as a crucial tool in preventing tooth decay while also facing scrutiny from skeptics who question its safety.

When Tristen Boyer recently had a couple of cavities filled, her dentist suggested she get fluoride treatment afterward. She has Crohn’s disease, which puts her at increased risk for tooth decay.

Clean Metallurgy Key Laboratory of Complex Iron Resources, University of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650093, China ...

Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary who built a following by sowing doubts about vaccines, ultraprocessed foods and fluoride. Notably, Makary has never embraced Kennedy’s discredited idea ...

The decision comes amidst controversy surrounding potential health risks associated with fluoride, despite its benefits for dental health. While some commissioners have expressed support for ...

Jodi Gilbert is the plant manager. “So this is the very non-exciting fluoride tank” he chuckles, standing in front of a tank that’s holding 7,500 gallons of an acid containing fluoride.

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity ...