Misinformation campaigns increasingly target the cavity-fighting mineral, prompting communities to reverse mandates. Dentists ...

In the latest battle in the country's culture wars, a growing number of cities and counties are trying to remove fluoride ...

Fluoride has been added to drinking water for nearly 80 years to prevent tooth decay. The CDC calls it one of the most important advances of the 20th century, but some people are questioning it.

MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while. “Our water has been ...

There's widespread scientific agreement that ingesting too much fluoride can cause teeth to have a mottled appearance or become pitted, a condition called dental fluorosis. At very high exposures, ...

Adding fluoride to the water is the most cost-effective way of providing a layer of protection against tooth decay and ...

A case currently moving through California courts could create federal regulations or bans on fluoridated drinking water, as some exert local control.

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Fluoride has been added to Canton's water since 1952, making the city the first major municipality in Ohio – smaller villages ...

KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media over the past two weeks to ...

A sign in Maine on Oct. 5, 2016, urges a no vote on a referendum asking residents in seven towns served by the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Wells Water District if they want to continue adding ...

Fluoride divide:As bans spread, fluoride in drinking water divides communities across the US The potential for fluoride toxicity does technically exist, for example, but would require consuming an ...