Fluoride improves tooth enamel, making teeth more resistant to cavities and decay. That’s especially important for children who are still growing and often don’t have the best oral health habits.

T he Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated actions to potentially remove ingestible fluoride prescriptions for children from the market. Unlike topical fluoride products like toothpaste ...

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing a bill to ban fluoride from public drinking water, following Utah's lead. Dental groups oppose the ban, emphasizing fluoride's role in preventing cavities and ...

Although exposure to topical fluoride can be achieved with fluoride varnish or fluoride toothpaste, fluoridating our water is an easy way to provide children from all backgrounds and socioeconomic ...

FDA targets prescription fluoride tablets for children. The agency wants manufacturers to remove them from the market, contending they harm the gut microbiome, could cause thyroid dysfunction and ...

How to Prevent Cavities in Children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20% of children between the ages of 5 and 11 have at least one untreated decayed tooth.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to push for curbs on fluoride in drinking water.

Children under 3 should brush with no more than a rice-grain-sized smear of ... mouth rinse, and/or a varnish), Jawetz says. Although topical fluoride has the strongest effect, when you ...

There is no evidence that fluoride at 0.7 parts per million confers any detriment to children or anyone else. The more frequently fluoride touches teeth in a day, the better — additional ...

An ingestible fluoride prescription drug product for children was pulled from the market on Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was never approved. The products are known ...

Supporters of water fluoridation bans have said there are other ways for children to receive the mineral’s benefits, including in toothpaste, through topical fluoride treatments, at the dentist ...

Children under 3 should brush with no more than a rice-grain-sized smear of ... mouth rinse, and/or a varnish), Jawetz says. Although topical fluoride has the strongest effect, when you ...