The city stopped fluoridating its drinking water supply in 2015; the CDC recommends adding it to help prevent cavities.

Fluoride has long been at the center of one of the most persistent public health debates—heralded by many dentists as a cavity-fighting hero and feared by some communities as a potential health hazard ...

A contentious vote over the return of fluoride to Calgary’s water was supposed to settle a decades-long debate. But the ...

Dr. Naomi Sedani, a pediatric dentist in Darien, Connecticut, has noticed a rising trend among her patients. As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” supporters advocate for the ...

Why do we add fluoride to water? Because it helps keep teeth strong, replacing minerals that are lost during regular wear and tear. Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first city in the world to add ...

The new guidance no longer recommends the use of fluoride tablets, drops, or lozenges in children under the age of three, and limits their use in older children to those at high risk of tooth decay.

For decades, fluoride has been at the center of public health debates, hailed by experts as a crucial tool in preventing tooth decay while also facing scrutiny from skeptics who question its safety.

Imagine a teacher calls on a usually confident young girl. She hesitates — not because she doesn’t know the answer — but because opening her mouth hurts too much. For children living in underserved ...

I know we’ve talked about fluoride a few times,” Perales said. “If we can just bring forward a vote in the next couple weeks ...

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing a bill to ban fluoride from public drinking water, following Utah's lead. Dental groups oppose the ban, emphasizing fluoride's role in preventing cavities and its ...

For decades, fluoride has been at the heart of modern dental care, recommended by dentists and added to everything from toothpaste to drinking water. But in recent years, a growing wave of ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is expected to veto a controversial commission vote that would make the county’s water fluoride-free starting June 1. “If it’s not ...