Fluoride is added to water systems of more than two-thirds of Americans. Some Florida cities banned it for health concerns.

A recently released study links exposure to high levels of fluoride to lower IQ in children raising concerns about fluoride in drinking water. Between that study from the National Institutes of ...

Fluoride is one of the most interesting stories of public health improvement. It all began over 100 years ago, with two simple observations: 1) that lots of people in some areas of the world had ...

Which includes prohibiting public water systems from adding Fluoride to their water, increasing school recess time, prohibiting schools from selling/providing food or beverage items that contain ...

"I've never seen severe dental fluorosis," she said of the tell-tale discoloration of young children's teeth from consuming too much fluoride. But she has seen lots of cavities in children who ...

in areas where naturally high levels of fluoride are present in the water people drink. Young children who ingest too much fluoride when the enamel on their permanent teeth is still forming can end up ...

Should fluoride remain in our water? Stats show that it reduces tooth decay, but some critics argue it may lead to more health issues. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ...

Crest, Colgate Lawsuits Target Fluoride in Kids' Toothpaste, Mouth Rinse By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive are among the defendants in six new lawsuits ...

But a recently published review found higher fluoride exposure is linked to lower intelligence quotient (IQ) in children. So how can we interpret the results? Much of the data analysed in this ...

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 ...