MINNEAPOLIS — Brushing your teeth when you start and end the day keeps them healthy. In between those times, drinking a glass of tap water, especially in Minnesota, can do the same. Fluoride is a ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone after fluoride, a move that medical experts widely disagree with. Here's what health pros want you to know.

For decades, fluoride has been at the center of public health debates, hailed by experts as a crucial tool in preventing tooth decay while also facing scrutiny from skeptics who question its safety.

Dr. Naomi Sedani, a pediatric dentist in Darien, Connecticut, has noticed a rising trend among her patients. As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” supporters advocate for the ...

Chemicals that contain fluorine have perpetually been in the news for two primary reasons. One is the controversy surrounding the fluoridation of drinking water. The other is the latest chemical scare ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­— In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city in the world to add fluoride to its drinking water. Five years later, U.S. federal officials endorsed water fluoridation, with ...

When Tristen Boyer recently had a couple of cavities filled, her dentist suggested she get fluoride treatment afterward. She has Crohn’s disease, which puts her at increased risk for tooth decay.

SALT LAKE CITY — A controversial bill to prohibit the introduction of fluoride into public drinking water systems in Utah passed the Senate Friday and is destined to become a new law if Gov. Spencer ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending communities put fluoride in ...

DADE CITY, Fla. -- Florida became the second state in the country after Utah to ban local governments from adding fluoride to their public water systems. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill at Simpson ...