Systemic fluoride exposure can have a harmful impact on bone strength, thyroid function and cognitive development, according to the findings, which were published in the Annual Review of Public ...

Fluoride has been added to community drinking water systems in the United States since 1945 to prevent dental cavities. Currently, 73% of the U.S. population receives fluoridated water at a targeted ...

The average maternal urinary fluoride concentration was 0.63mg per litre, with the vast majority of concentrations falling between 0.26 and 1.4mg per litre. The children’s average urinary fluoride ...

These studies looked at either those marks on the teeth that I mentioned earlier (which are called dental fluorosis), markers of fluoride exposure in urine, or sometimes estimates based on the ...

A new study has found a clear relationship between high fluoride exposure and decreased I.Q. in children. The findings, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, add fuel to the ongoing national ...

To study exposure levels during pregnancy, the researchers collected urine samples from 317 women in Rochester, N.Y. They also gathered 271 placenta samples and asked study participants about ...

In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city in the world to add fluoride to its drinking water. Five years later, U.S. federal officials endorsed water fluoridation, with many ...

New meta-analysis found that fluoride is toxic to early brain development, based on studies of pregnant women and infants. HHS Secretary Kennedy has reviewed guidance on fluoride in drinking water.