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 ...

Crest introduced fluoride toothpaste in 1956, and within a decade fluoride toothpaste became widely available. The recommended amount of fluoride in water was 1.2 milligrams per liter until 2015, when ...

says there's no need to fluoridate drinking water anymore since most toothpaste contains fluoride. He's not alone. An important debate over fluoride is gaining fresh steam among scientists and ...

20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water ... tooth decay because people now brush with toothpaste containing fluoride.

Emily Oster, an economist and the founder of ParentData.org, is the author of “Expecting Better” and “Cribsheet.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that the new Trump administration ...

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Adding fluoride to water is considered one of the great public health achievements of the 20th century. With President-elect Donald Trump in the White House, the 21st century may be another story.

Dental researchers, including the CDC’s oral health division, now agree that fluoride’s primary benefit comes from topical application, such as toothpaste. The plaintiffs aren’t suggesting ...

Fluoride also has been added to oral care products such as toothpaste and mouth rinse. In 2015, U.S. health officials lowered the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water to 0.7 ...

RFK Jr. says fluoride ‘is on its way out.’ Here’s why Minnesota uses it, and what the risks are. Fluoride has been shown repeatedly to lower dental costs, tooth decay and the risk of serious ...

Fluoride is added to drinking water across ... It has been added to drinking water and toothpaste for decades because it strengthens teeth and prevents cavities. The CDC hails its addition to ...

But more dramatically, he’s determined to remove fluoride – which he describes as “industrial waste” – from all public water reservoirs. This would undo a public health measure widely ...