The benefits of putting fluoride in our drinking water might have weakened over time. In a new review of the evidence, scientists have found that while water fluoridation may still slightly reduce ...

The health benefits of fluoridated drinking water may be waning as Americans increasingly turn to using toothpastes and mouthwashes that already contain fluoride, a new review suggests. The ...

And public health officials credit the addition of fluoride to drinking water with vast improvements in dental health, especially among populations that do not regularly visit dentists.

In Hillsboro, the City Council put on the ballot an advisory measure asking voters if the city should start adding fluoride ...

NEW YORK, Oct 2, (AP): A federal judge has ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to regulate fluoride in drinking water further because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual ...

The findings from the new Cochrane report aren’t particularly conclusive in favor of adding fluoride to drinking water, experts say. “It becomes difficult to say if and to what extent there ...

What’s not on the list of priorities for some residents ... The issue of no longer adding fluoride in the city drinking water was an issue the council addressed in 2011 and the decision was ...

Fluoride in toothpaste has largely prevented the need to keep adding it to drinking water, a major review has found. In February, the Government announced that it was planning to raise fluoride ...

such as lead and fluoride, may pose risks to children’s cognitive development. Understanding these risks and knowing how to ensure safe drinking water for kids is crucial for parents.

Adding fluoride to public water systems started in the United States in 1945. Now, nearly three-quarters of the US population — about 209 million people — are served by drinking water systems ...