Pediatricians should prescribe fluoride as soon as their patients' teeth emerge, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says in new guidelines. Published online August 25 in Pediatrics, the clinical ...

Nearly 90% of adults have experienced tooth decay, while gum disease affects over half of American adults—yet conventional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fluoride debate is raging on. Fluoride has long been at the center of one of the most persistent public health ...

NAME. ED BACK TO YOU. ERIKA TARANTAL LIVE HERE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH US. WE TURN TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH NOW. UTAH AND FLORIDA HAVE ALREADY BANNED ADDING FLUORIDE TO PUBLIC DRINKING WATER. AND NOW THE ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen.

As natural and herbal oral care trends gain popularity, fluoride’s importance in cavity prevention is often questioned. But here’s the truth: fluoride is one of the most researched and recommended ...

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