Political controversy has stoked new conversations around the fluoridation of water and whether the mineral is safe to consume. Water fluoridation, or the practice of adding fluoride to sources of ...

Excessive fluoride intake can lead to skeletal fluorosis, which affects the bones and joints. [iStockphoto] To function properly, the human body requires several minerals. One of the key minerals is ...

Fluoride has long been recognized for its benefits in preventing tooth decay, which is why it has been included in public water systems across many countries. However, recent findings from the ...

Fluoride is found in everything from drinking water to toothpaste. The public has long been told that fluoride is instrumental in preventing dental decay, but there are detractors who believe that ...

Fluoride is credited with improving the dental health of children and adults for decades, but some South Carolina legislators ...

Our public health system encourages fluoride use to prevent cavities. Dentists advise patients with multiple occurrences of tooth decay to brush their teeth with more concentrated fluoride toothpaste, ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children's teeth, the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his ...

In case you’re keeping score, there’s a move in Florida to remove cavity-fighting fluoride in the drinking water while adding radioactive industrial waste products to roads. I know. I know. We’ve got ...

A Harvard meta-analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that water fluoridation significantly lowers IQ scores in children, and may be a neurotoxicant that affects brain ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen.

To function properly, the human body requires several minerals. One of the key minerals is fluoride, which is necessary for maintaining dental health and preventing tooth decay. Fluoride is found ...