Six contaminants found in drinking water across every U.S state exceeded legal guidelines set by the federal government, a ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading a push to revise national health guidance about fluoride.

Few of us have spent a lot of time thinking about fluoride—until recently. Now it has become a lightning rod of controversy. Public-health officials are sparring over conflicting studies ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks poised to win the battle over fluoride, to the dismay of dentists and oral ...

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 ...

Florida on Thursday became the second U.S. state to prohibit fluoride, a mineral used for decades to protect teeth from decay, in its water systems.

Why is fluoride added to water in the United States? The practice of adding fluoride to drinking water began in 1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when researchers embarked on a project to determine ...

Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply in 2011, but residents voted to reverse course after studies linked the move to worse dental health among children.

Read More: How Well Will You Age? Check Your Grip Strength When fluoridated, drinking water applies fluoride to the teeth continually and passively, without people needing to think about it.

Fluoride is found naturally in soil, water, and foods. It is also synthetically produced for use in drinking water, toothpaste, mouthwashes, and various chemical products.

Florida could soon become the second state in the country to ban adding fluoride to drinking water, after House and Senate pass legislation to prohibit it.