That means brushing with a fluoridated toothpaste for 2 minutes twice a day. Avoid whitening toothpastes, which can wear down enamel, says Karyn Kahn, D.D.S., a dentist at the Cleveland Clinic.

The New York Times: Kennedy Calls For States To Ban Fluoridated Drinking Water Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off a tour through southwestern states on Monday by calling on states to ...

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An estimated 25.4 million more teeth will result in tooth decay in the next five years if fluoride is banned from the U.S. public water supply, according to a recent model simulation. The study ...

Removing fluoride from U.S. public water systems would lead to a 7.5% increase in tooth decay and cost at least $9.8 billion over five years, according to a study published May 30 in the Journal of ...

The discovery that fluoride can help people maintain healthy teeth dates back to Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. That’s when a young dentist named Frederick McKay noticed brown staining on ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A comprehensive new study published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum warns that eliminating fluoride from public water systems ...