Donald Trump's second term may threaten what's lauded as one of the top public-health triumphs of the 20th century: adding fluoride, a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay, to drinking water.

Fluoride – it's added to the water systems of more than two thirds of Americans. It's in dental products from toothpaste to mouth wash. It's been the subject of long-running conspiracy theories.

Fluoride can come from a number of sources, including most toothpaste brands, but researchers say drinking water is the main source for Americans. "Studies continue to show that widespread ...

Fluoride – it's added to the water systems of more than two thirds of Americans. It's in dental products from toothpaste to mouth wash. It's been the subject of long-running conspiracy theories.

Since the widespread adoption of fluoridated toothpaste ... free children, but with smaller effect sizes than earlier studies.” U.S. health officials in 2015 lowered the recommended amount of ...

Fluoride can be found in drinking water, food and beverages, toothpaste, mouth rinses and dental treatments such as fluoride varnish. Here are some common questions you may have about how fluoride ...

Fluoride is also a common ingredient in toothpaste. Amid the 2024 presidential election, Kennedy explained his stance on removing fluoride from public water sources in the U.S. He called the ...

Dentists treat teeth with fluoride, and the mineral is found in most toothpastes. Its addition to drinking water is credited with reducing cavity rates by between 25% and 35% for both children and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waded into another scientific debate on Saturday by saying Donald Trump’s administration would advise that fluoride be removed from the country’s water supplies if the former ...