Researchers analyzed various studies, concluding that exposure to fluoride “offers little benefit to the fetus and young infant.” ...

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 ...

A new study published in theJournal of Dental Research provides reassuring evidence regarding the safety of early childhood fluoride exposure. Researchers found that exposure to fluoride in the ...

Science What’s Going On With Fluoride and Children’s IQs? A recent study sounds worrisome—but let’s take a closer look.

Here’s what health experts are weighing as the public health practice of adding fluoride to America’s water supply comes under increased scrutiny.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease,” Kennedy, a former independent presidential ...