Hyderabad: Telangana is facing severe water quality issues, which is reflected in its second rank nationally in fluoride ...
Health experts consider fluoride essential for preventing cavities, yet some states are considering banning it. Here’s what ...
Anisa Khalifa: I’m Anisa Khalifa. This is the Broadside, where we tell stories from our home at the crossroads of the South. This week, the fight over fluoride and how challenging what we think we ...
Ingesting too much fluoride can cause fluorosis. Symptoms of mild dental fluorosis are white flecks or spots on the teeth; ...
Consuming very large amounts of fluoride can cause skeletal fluorosis, which can lead to bone and joint problems. It's rare in the U.S., but more common in other parts of the world that have ...
Limiting the risk of dental fluorosis is the reason that federal health officials lowered the recommended level of fluoride in water systems in 2015 from 1.2 mg/L to 0.7 mg/L. Consuming very large ...
SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – The Utah governor’s signature is now all that stands between a state ban on water fluoridation after House Bill 81 cleared its final hurdle in the legislature on Friday ...
The controversy surrounding fluoride is its adverse effects. Too much fluoride can cause one known issue: dental fluorosis. Fluorosis is a mild tooth development that can change the way children ...