Fluoride is once again in the news, and not for a great reason. In a new review of the data published this month, scientists ...

Childhood fluoride exposure led to a net negative effect in adulthood: reduced high school graduation rates, economic sufficiency, physical ability and health.

More than 200 million people in the United States live in areas where fluoride is added to tap water. According to the most recent data available, 24 other countries around the world — including ...

1. It protects your oral health. Fluoridated water benefits your teeth in two main ways, Bill Sullivan, PhD, a microbiologist and professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine ...

This week's letters discuss policy decisions based on popular opinion; America's upcoming 250th birthday; an interview with ...

By 1962, fluoride guidelines were included in federal drinking water standards, ensuring consistent dental health benefits nationwide. Fluoridation has proven effective, reducing cavity rates by ...

In 2023, the two communities near the Rhode Island border each held votes on whether to fluoridate its public drinking water.

Marcelo Araujo, dean and professor, and Marcelle Nascimento, director of cariology and assistant dean for clinical research, ...

New research shows a "significant association" between higher fluoride exposure and lower children’s IQ scores, as the water ...

Whether to put fluoride in water was a hot-button issue in the late 90s in Kitsap, a debate raised again by national ...

And while water fluoridation does clearly prevent cavities, Lanphear says the relative benefits have declined in the past few ...