"Hydroxyapatite is natural. It is a type of calcium that makes up bones and teeth," says Lai. "Nano-hydroxyapatite relates to ...

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.

Dentists say fluoride remains key to preventing cavities, but toothpaste, mouthwash and nursing water can help if access changes.

MIAMI - The ongoing debate over the safety of fluoride is prompting a Florida county to consider removing it from their drinking water. Lee County, on the state's west coast, will discuss the issue on ...

Person at a tap, filling a glass of water. Public water systems add fluoride to drinking water to help strengthen teeth. This is considered one of the great public health achievements, credited as a ...

Editor's note: With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it is possible that the rumblings from November of fluoride being removed from ...

Last year, when Utah lawmakers passed the nation’s first statewide ban on community water fluoridation, they included a ...

In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more than 20,000 people have for more than a decade openly defied state law by refusing to ...

(AP) — 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 ...