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After publishing a long-running series of epidemiologic studies exploring the relationship between fluoride intake, dental fluorosis, and tooth decay, he declared fluorosis an “an acute and ...

Objectives To determine the prevalence and severity of fluorosis in permanent incisor teeth in young children in a fluoridated and a fluoride-deficient community and to establish what relationship ...

Fluoride protects teeth from decay by demineralization and remineralization. Too much fluoride can lead to dental fluorosis or skeletal fluorosis, which can damage bones and joints.

Too much fluoride can cause one known issue: dental fluorosis. Fluorosis is a mild tooth development that can change the way children’s teeth look during development, such as causing white streaks.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of fluorescent imaging for the quantification of dental fluorosis in an epidemiological survey and to determine the level of association with remote ...

Too much fluoride can cause one known issue: dental fluorosis. Fluorosis is a mild tooth development that can change the way children’s teeth look during development, such as causing white streaks.

5 things to know about fluoride and dental health HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called fluoride ‘industrial waste,’ but fluoridation of drinking water promotes dental health, experts ...

Dental experts say the amount of fluoride added to water is effective in reducing tooth decay and safe; others say it’s not needed.

Dental fluorosis is no longer a concern after age 8, because the enamel of permanent teeth is fully formed by that point.

Florida's fluoridation ban will cause many to turn back toward using fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash.