I’ve reported about oral care for five years, so I talk to dentists at least once or twice a week. Regardless of what topic we’re discussing, fluoride comes up. The ingredient ...

We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present our FYI series, where we have experts explain if lip balm is actually bad, how often you should ...

Fluoride is a mineral long proven to strengthen teeth and prevent cavities when added to water in small amounts. Local ...

You're not alone if you have questions about fluoride in your water supply. We reached out to experts to get answers. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...

In a revealing twist that challenges decades of public health practices, researchers have uncovered troubling evidence about fluoride’s impact on children’s cognitive development. The National ...

In what has become a trend of late — local communities suddenly deciding to stop putting fluoride in their drinking ... not steeped in the complexities of chemical processes or dental science.

Tooth decay is a serious issue, and seven decades of science support safe levels of fluoride in public water supplies to help minimize the problem. Despite this, federal health secretary pick ...

There has been growing concern about the presence of fluoride in drinking water, particularly after a study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Paediatrics early last ...

“Children and adolescents in Berkshire County have the highest tooth decay rates in the country," said Dr. Louis Yarmosky in his argument for adding fluoride. Jerome Connoy, a resident with a chemical ...

An epidemiologist at Simon Fraser University who has studied how fluoride exposure in pregnant women may affect their children’s later development. Fluoride is a reactive chemical that binds ...

“There was not enough data to determine if 0.7 mg/L of fluoride exposure in drinking water affected children’s IQs,” Taylor noted. Higher levels of the chemical can be found in wells and ...