Many bottled water brands have acidic pH levels and added fluoride, which can be damaging to your teeth. Augusto Robles, DDS, MS, DMD, and assistant professor at the UAB School of Dentistry, conducted ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Almost all water contains some naturally occurring fluoride, but usually at levels too low to prevent cavities. The recommended fluoride concentration in drinking water is 0.7 milligrams per liter.

Several studies have shown community water fluoridation (adjusting the amount of fluoride in drinking water) helps prevent tooth decay by about 25% in children and adults. This article discusses ...

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 ...

According to a report released by the National Toxicology Program, "higher levels of fluoride exposure, such as drinking water containing more than 1.5 milligrams of fluoride per liter ...

Naples city leaders may stop having fluoride added to the drinking water due to a recent federal court ruling and the urging of fluoride opponents. Half a dozen residents, including physicians ...