Public-health experts caution that the evidence of harm is thin, and fluoridated tap water keeps teeth healthy. But is it ...

Systematic review finds that while low-dose fluoride has little effect on gut microbiota, high doses disrupt microbial ...

"Several factors can modify fluoride metabolism, affecting the relation between intake and retention of fluoride and consequently the risk of developing dental fluorosis," according to a 2022 ...

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.

Kennedy Jr. Medical consensus says fluoride is harmless at levels found in drinking water and helps prevent tooth decay. Opposition to fluoride hinges on claims of toxicity, or that adding it to ...

Fluoride didn’t make much of a splash in the public eye when fluoridation trials began in 1945. The first run only reached about 232,000 Americans at the time. Nearly a decade later, the number ...

Explainer-What Is Fluoride and Why Is It Added to the US Water Supply? (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services, has said U.S. President Donald ...