Still, research published last year found that parents tend to “significantly” overdo toddlers’ toothbrushes with fluoridated ...

Florida lawmakers followed Utah's example and passed a bill Tuesday banning the addition of fluoride to public drinking water ...

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Ahead, dentists explain why fluoride is so important, and how to make sure you’re getting enough of it.

“The only concern [of fluoride exposure] that I have, that is biologically proven, of drinking too much fluoride is dental fluorosis, which is a cosmetic tooth problem. It is nothing more.

The worst effects will fall on disadvantaged children, the kids who don’t have access to frequent dentist ... noticed that his patients’ teeth showed unsightly browning; now known as fluorosis, a ...

Most people should be using toothpaste with fluoride—unless you have fluoride allergies or fluorosis (which is when you have too much fluoride, more on that later)—but it should definitely be ...

Measles kills between 1 and 3 out of every 1,000 children infected with the viral disease. But even for those who survive the illness, the long-term consequences of measles can be serious. Long ...

“We have growing evidence that fluoride is neurotoxic because kids are getting too much fluoride, as evidenced by increasing ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called fluoride ‘industrial waste,’ but fluoridation of drinking water promotes ...

Zofran (ondansetron) is prescribed for kids when they have severe vomiting and diarrhea. The medication is most often used to treat acute gastroenteritis (stomach flu). It's also prescribed to prevent ...

Too much fluoride has been associated with dental fluorosis, streaking or spots on teeth ... twice the recommended level in the U.S. — was associated with lower IQs in kids. The American Dental ...