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Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Fluoride is a natural mineral found in water, soil, and certain foods. It is often added to public water supplies and toothpaste to help prevent tooth decay.

Fluoride protects teeth from decay by demineralization and remineralization. Too much fluoride can lead to dental fluorosis or skeletal fluorosis, which can damage bones and joints.

After publishing a long-running series of epidemiologic studies exploring the relationship between fluoride intake, dental fluorosis, and tooth decay, he declared fluorosis an “an acute and ...

Rates of dental fluorosis, a common condition that causes tooth discoloration and brown and white spots on permanent teeth, have nearly doubled among adolescents in the United States.

5 things to know about fluoride and dental health HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called fluoride ‘industrial waste,’ but fluoridation of drinking water promotes dental health, experts ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called fluoride ‘industrial waste,’ but fluoridation of drinking water promotes dental health, experts say.

Overexposure to fluoride can mottle teeth Some skeptics of adding fluoride to public water are worried about dental fluorosis, which is caused by overexposure to fluoride and can mottle teeth.