Last year, a government report linking high levels of fluoride with lower IQ in children contributed to debate over adding fluoride to drinking water. The analysis behind that report is out today.

New research shows there is a strong correlation between water fluoridation and the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, in the United States.

A new review of previous research links fluoridated water with slightly lower IQs in children. Pediatric dentists are adamant that the mineral is critical for kids' health. IE 11 is not supported.

The U.S. began adding fluoride to some public water supplies in the 1940s, in an effort to strengthen teeth and prevent decay, and research on it has been accumulating in the subsequent decades.

Critically, Bucher and his co-researchers found no significant association between levels of fluoride exposure below 1.5 mg/L in drinking water and IQ losses, and write that more research is ...

Removing fluoride from water could increase dental care costs, tooth decay study finds 03:19. New research suggests that removing fluoride from public water would increase dental care costs and ...

The new research isn't winning over longtime fluoride opponents like David Ham. He was active in the movement to take fluoride out of Juneau's water in 2006. He calls fluoridation a Band-Aid fix.

About one-third of community water systems — 17,000 out of 51,000 across the U.S. — serving more than 60% of the population fluoridated their water, according to a 2022 CDC analysis.

RFK Jr. has expressed opposition to fluoridation of water, and Utah recently became the first state to ban water fluoridation. But why is there fluoride in water, and is it dangerous? Research ...

Fluoride in toothpaste has largely prevented the need to keep adding it to drinking water, a major review has found. In ...

Citing "evolving scientific research," Gov. Kevin Stitt is ending Oklahoma's endorsement of fluoride in drinking water.

New research suggests a link between prenatal fluoride levels and behavioral issues in children. Experts are divided on the study’s significance. By Alice Callahan and Christina Caron A small ...