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.

For generations, fluoridated drinking water has helped safeguard the teeth of most American children. Yet recently, ...

Person at a tap, filling a glass of water. Public water systems add fluoride to drinking water to help strengthen teeth. This is considered one of the great public health achievements, credited as a ...

What do parents need to know about fluoride and its role in children’s dental health? In a HelloNation article, Dr. Kelvin Jung, DMD, of Q Dental in Champaign City, Illinois, explains the importance ...

Fluoride supplements help strengthen developing teeth in children. Learn how these supplements provide benefits beyond topical fluoride applications like toothpaste and dental treatments.

In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more than 20,000 people have for more than a decade openly defied state law by refusing to ...

An Arizona lawmaker has proposed a bill to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Dental experts argue the ...

(AP) — 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 ...