Removing fluoride from the water supply increases health care costs. The city of Juneau, Alaska, voted to stop fluoridating its water supply in 2007. By 2012, there was a significant increase in ...

Removing fluoride from the water supply increases health care costs. The city of Juneau, Alaska, voted to stop fluoridating its water supply in 2007. By 2012, there was a significant increase in ...

The amount of fluoride in tap water depends on local regulations and guidelines, but it is typically maintained at a concentration of 0.7 milligrams per liter in areas where fluoride is added.

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, the city of Tavares, Florida – less than an hour northwest of Orlando in Lake County – voted to remove fluoride from the city’s water. Tavares isn’t the first or ...

As a biologic and naturopathic dentist with more than 20 years of experience, the difference between fluoride applied topically to teeth versus systemic water fluoridation is substantial. ... Fluoride ...

Bradenton. Manatee County officials will consider putting a stop to the county’s decades-long practice of adding fluoride to drinking water. Since the early 90s, the county has added the mineral ...

Here’s what to know about why the U.S. has fluoridated tap water, the pros and cons of fluoride in water and which Florida communities fluoridate their water.

The more frequently fluoride touches teeth in a day, the better — additional fluoride makes a difference. It is the same principle behind adding iodine to our salt, vitamin D and calcium to ...

"Dental decay is the No. 1 chronic disease," Klement said. "Adding fluoride to the water is like adding iodine to salt, calcium in milk, Vitamin C in juice to help prevent other chronic diseases." ...

Fluoride also has been added to oral care products such as toothpaste and mouth rinse.In 2015, U.S. health officials ... fortifying salt with iodine, milk with vitamin D, ...