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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to push for curbs on fluoride in drinking water.

Patients were randomised to receive a high fluoride toothpaste, 1.1% sodium fluoride (5000 ppm F) or a regular toothpaste (1350 ppm F). Packaging was identical and standard brushes were also provided.

MAGA is now going after fluoride in toothpaste in an extension of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s long-running campaign against the mineral in drinking water. On Thursday, Texas ...

The public health practice of adding fluoride to drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny from the Trump administration, and toothpaste companies are being pulled into the fray now, too.

Federal government guidelines which recommend levels of fluoride in toothpaste for children under six are outdated and inadequate for protecting teeth, a top dentistry body has warned.

“Water fluoridation and 1000 ppm fluoride toothpaste are essential to protect children’s teeth. Without this children are left at severe risk of preventable decay, especially those with ...