Camas could become the first community in Southwest Washington to reverse its water fluoridation efforts.

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

Public health versus personal freedom was the central debate during discussion Wednesday of a bill that would eliminate a requirement that Nebraska communities fluoridate their water supplies.

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

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems. Republican ...

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

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

For many people, especially children, fluoridation is the only preventive dental care they receive. Reducing cavities also reduces missed school days for kids, missed work for parents, and it lowers ...

Fluoride in drinking water, which protects against cavities and tooth loss, is been lauded by health officials as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But a growing ...

Across the country, communities are rejecting the recommendation of health groups to add fluoride into their municipal drinking water. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls ...

These systemic sources of fluoride help to assure that a child’s teeth come in strong and decay resistant. Topical fluoride is contained in fluoride toothpaste and fluoride mouthwash and work from the ...