Manatee County commissioners voted have an ordinance drafted to end a requirement that its water supply be treated with fluoride.

Three cities in southwest Washington have joined the list of communities nationally that have revisited the issue of adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water.

So, fluoride helps make the tooth stronger. And it prevents the growth of those cavity-causing bacteria. Scientists have been ...

UB dental researcher Marcelle Nascimento talks with UBNow about critical need for fluoride for all ages, especially in ...

Three Southwest Washington cities are considering new restrictions on fluoride in drinking water ... don’t have the access to dental health,” Bowman said. According to the CDC, communities that have ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. The varnish would be added to the teeth by a dentist or health practitioner and it is suitable for adults and children. It is recommended that it is ...

More than 200 million people in the United States live in areas where fluoride is added to tap water ... for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But the practice has long been controversial ...

"Almost all water contains some naturally occurring fluoride, but usually at levels too low to prevent cavities," the CDC's website notes. In 1950, federal officials endorsed water fluoridation ...