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

Fluoride in drinking water, which protects against cavities and tooth loss, is been lauded by health officials as one of the ...

The fluoride fight comes to Miami, but some county commissioners are cool to the suggestion that there’s a problem.

Republican Louisiana state Sens. Mike Fesi and Patrick McMath are sponsoring legislation prohibiting fluoridation of public ...

Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, spoke to Miami-Dade commissioners Tuesday about water fluoridation. He was ...

As state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo crusades against water fluoridation across Florida, city after city is reversing decades of public health practice and agreeing to stop adding fluoride to ...

For many people, especially children, fluoridation is the only preventive dental care they receive. Reducing cavities also reduces missed school days for kids, missed work for parents, and it lowers ...

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.

They argued fluoride in toothpaste fights tooth decay well enough that members of the public deserve the right to choose whether they want to drink the substance, too. Gonzalez has asked county ...