For many people, especially children, fluoridation is the only preventive dental care they receive. Reducing cavities also ...

A Kentucky bill to make water fluoridation optional reflects a growing national trend questioning the 80-year-old practice ...

Anyone who has attempted to brush or apply fluoride to the teeth of a small child or disabled adult knows this can be difficult or even impossible. Supplements and topical fluoride are costly and ...

Systematic review finds that while low-dose fluoride has little effect on gut microbiota, high doses disrupt microbial ...

Another Charlotte-area county says it will no longer put fluoride in its water. The move by Lincoln County last month comes ...

Fluoride is defined as a form of the element fluorine, which is attributed to ending tooth decay. Fluoride is naturally ...

Member station KTOO's Clarise Larson has this report on how almost two decades without fluoridated water has affected Juneau's dental health. CLARISE LARSON, BYLINE: Dr. Yvonne Tijerina-Burleson uses ...

CLARISE LARSON, BYLINE: Dr. Yvonne Tijerina-Burleson uses a tiny toothbrush to paint topical fluoride on a patient's teeth at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Dental Clinic in Juneau.