At least nine Wisconsin communities have discontinued adding fluoride to their drinking water, and DeForest is one of at ...

Is fluoride toothpaste bad for you? Dentists share the benefits and possible risks of fluoride in toothpaste to help you ...

A solution to improve oral and dental care across Derby could be water fluoridation. And it appears early steps are being ...

I’ve reported about oral care for five years, so I talk to dentists at least once or twice a week. Regardless of what topic ...

The issue of adding fluoride to our drinking water is considered a contentious one, and while it seems that most people are ...

Marcelle Nascimento focuses on critical need of fluoride for all ages, especially in underserved communities, and science ...

In August 2024, a US federal report sparked heated discussions. Fluoride, added into water to prevent cavities, was linked to slightly lower IQ in children. Although the report only reported “moderate ...

The government does track one side effect of fluoridation: dental fluorosis. This condition permanently disfigures and weakens teeth due to overexposure to fluoride during early development.

Some of the consequences, such as dental fluorosis, which causes white spots or lines on children’s teeth, are largely cosmetic. Others are more serious: skeletal fluorosis deforms and weakens ...

“We also found people who had dental fluorosis – a reliable biomarker related to excessive fluoride intake in early childhood – had IQ scores 0.28 points higher on average than those without ...

Mary Beth Giacona Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine What are the potential harms of water fluoridation? Young children who ingest too much fluoride when the ...