Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will soon order the CDC to stop recommending that US communities add fluoride to their drinking water. The Post consulted two experts to clarify where the ...

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

Consuming too much of it can cause your teeth and bones to become brittle. This can lead to a condition called skeletal fluorosis. Symptoms include pain in the bones and joints, paralysis and even ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Why do some people have white spots on their teeth and others don't? It turns out, they are related to what people consumed as children. Photo courtesy of ...

Here's what medical and public health experts are saying about the debate around fluoridation of drinking water.

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The only real side effect is an uncommon one called fluorosis, a cosmetic discoloration of the teeth if someone gets a little too much fluoride. Dental experts acknowledged that recent opposition ...

However, children and those diagnosed with dental fluorosis (a condition involving white spots or discolouration of the teeth) should avoid using fluoride-containing toothpastes. Even children ...

As Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in its public drinking water, experts break down the facts about fluoride.

Fluorosis is a growing epidemic that toothpaste alone won’t fix. The solution lies in reducing fluoride exposure at the ...