"When incorporated into developing teeth in children, fluoride can make the enamel more durable for life," Heaton notes. If you're still concerned about you or your child being exposed to too much ...

Fluoride toothpaste helps. Fluoride varnish that a dentist can apply helps. Buying fluoridated water helps. But in Utah, state records show there are about 1.1 million dental insurance policies ...

There have been a lot of questions about fluoride since the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy called for it to be removed from the water supply. But is fluoride actually good ...

Fluoride proponents note these findings are based on exposure in children in non-U.S. countries, mainly in China and India, where fluoride levels are much higher. The American Dental Association ...

Fluoride has long been used as a dental health tool as a means of preventing cavities and fighting tooth decay — but now a new meta-analysis suggests it could have “detrimental effects” on ...

Kennedy Jr. announced plans to end the federal recommendation that municipalities add fluoride to their drinking water. Amid the renewed debate, William Brangham spoke with Lindsay McLaren of the ...

Why Trust Us? When it comes to dental health, fluoride is “one of the most powerful tools in our toolbox,” according to Matthew J. Messina, DDS, associate professor at The Ohio State ...

Getty Images Manatee County leaders are bringing the county’s decades-long practice of adding fluoride to drinking water to an end. Amid a renewed national controversy over fluoride’s safety ...