Fluoride has long been at the center of one of the most persistent public health debates—heralded by many dentists as a cavity-fighting hero and feared by some communities as a potential health hazard ...

Fluoride remains the cornerstone of preventive dentistry, and researchers have analyzed the many delivery methods of fluoride ...

Though high levels of fluoride in water or toothpaste may cause risks, this mineral is generally safe and even has the benefit of protecting against cavities.

The decade's old public health intervention has been a big boost in the fight against tooth decay. By Lauren Leffer Published Apr 9, 2025 12:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

The discovery that fluoride can help people maintain healthy teeth dates back to Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. That’s when a young dentist named Frederick McKay noticed brown staining on the ...

Warren Loeppky has been a pediatric dentist in the Canadian city of Calgary for 20 years. Over the last decade, he says, tooth decay in children he’s seen has become more common, more aggressive and ...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday casually lent support to the false claim that fluoride in drinking water may be harming children, echoing the same wholly unscientific ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control considered fluoride in public water a great health achievement that prevents tooth decay in all children, regardless of socioeconomic status Calgary, Alberta voted ...

On the same day Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he wants the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending community water fluoridation, Utah became ...

Calgary, Alberta, added fluoride back to its water after a large increase in tooth decay fcafotodigital/Getty Florida is the second state to remove the mineral fluoride from its water supply, after ...