Systematic review finds that while low-dose fluoride has little effect on gut microbiota, high doses disrupt microbial ...

A Kentucky bill to make water fluoridation optional reflects a growing national trend questioning the 80-year-old practice ...

Fluoride, a naturally occuring mineral found in many foods and water, has been a primary ingredient in toothpaste since the 1970s. Despite being widely regarded as safe by the Food and Drug ...

For many people, especially children, fluoridation is the only preventive dental care they receive. Reducing cavities also reduces missed school days for kids, missed work for parents, and it lowers ...

Another Charlotte-area county says it will no longer put fluoride in its water. The move by Lincoln County last month comes ...

The administration of professionally applied topical fluoride (PATF) is a routine procedure in dental surgeries and is important as a prophylactic treatment in patients who are at high risk of ...

CLARISE LARSON, BYLINE: Dr. Yvonne Tijerina-Burleson uses a tiny toothbrush to paint topical fluoride on a patient's teeth at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Dental Clinic in Juneau.

Anyone who has attempted to brush or apply fluoride to the teeth of a small child or disabled adult knows this can be difficult or even impossible. Supplements and topical fluoride are costly and ...

CLARISE LARSON, BYLINE: Dr. Yvonne Tijerina-Burleson uses a tiny toothbrush to paint topical fluoride on a patient's teeth at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Dental Clinic in Juneau.