Alabaster has ended water fluoridation citing safety, cost and infrastructure, prompting mixed public reactions.

Chemicals that contain fluorine have perpetually been in the news for two primary reasons. One is the controversy surrounding the fluoridation of drinking water. The other is the latest chemical scare ...

Guest Opinion Fluorine is the most reactive element on the periodic table, and it has also generated strong reactions in ...

Boiling tap water does not transform flouride in the water and does not make the water toxic. Boiling water can kill contaminants. See the sources for this fact-check A video shared on Facebook ...

Made from one of the most common elements on Earth, fluoride is naturally present in human bodies and water, and common in toothpaste and mouthwash. And for decades, the mineral has been added to the ...

Fluoride is a common natural element found in water, soil, rocks and food. For the past several decades, fluoride has also been a cornerstone of dentistry and public health, due to its ability to ...

Fluoride ion sensing has emerged as a critical area of research due to the dual importance of fluoride in public health and environmental monitoring. Excessive fluoride exposure can lead to dental and ...

With more councils voting to remove fluoride from drinking water recently, it's worth revisiting exactly why was added in the first place. So what is fluoride, how does it work — and if you don't have ...

If you’ve got a mouthful of healthy teeth, you can probably thank some kind of combo of good genes, a solid brushing routine—and the presence of fluoride in your drinking water. Since the 1940s, ...

Fluoride is back in the news. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., presumably an operative in President-elect Donald Trump’s coming administration, seeks its removal from water treatment systems. I’m bemused ...