Fluoride not only strengthens teeth and leads to better health overall but also is one tool communities can use to reduce ...

The varnish would be added to the teeth by a dentist ... are indicated for children and adults at higher risk of dental caries – permanent damage to teeth. The new measure comes as the ...

Oakland, introduced AB 350, which would require Medi-Cal and private insurers to cover fluoride varnish for patients under 21 years old ...

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

By 1962, fluoride guidelines were included in federal drinking water standards, ensuring consistent dental health benefits nationwide. Fluoridation has proven effective, reducing cavity rates by ...

Decades after being hailed as one of the greatest medical advances of the century, fluoride in water questioned in Oviedo.

California State Assembly member Mia Bonta introduced legislation Jan. 29 that would require Medi-Cal and private insurers to cover fluoride varnish for patients under 21 years old, The Sacramento Bee ...

It's well known that excessive fluoride consumption can lead to fluorosis, the condition behind the "Colorado brown stain" observed by McKay in Colorado Springs. Dental fluorosis causes mottled ...