The health benefits of fluoridated drinking water may be waning as Americans increasingly turn to using toothpastes and ...

Last year, a government report linking high levels of fluoride with lower IQ in children contributed to debate over adding fluoride to drinking water. The analysis behind that report is out today.

New research suggests the widespread use of fluoride in toothpaste may have minimized the benefits of water fluoridation. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on ...

New research shows there is a strong correlation between water fluoridation and the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, in the United States.

Fluoride in drinking water has been a controversial issue, but new research is washing away its image as a safe measure for dental health. It may be doing more harm than good. Here’s why. Fluoride in ...

Critically, Bucher and his co-researchers found no significant association between levels of fluoride exposure below 1.5 mg/L in drinking water and IQ losses, and write that more research is ...

Fluoride Action Network, which seeks to end water fluoridation, said the number of Americans served by community water systems with fluoridated water dropped from 74.6% in 2012 to 72.7% in 2020.

About one-third of community water systems — 17,000 out of 51,000 across the U.S. — serving more than 60% of the population fluoridated their water, according to a 2022 CDC analysis.

The new research isn't winning over longtime fluoride opponents like David Ham. He was active in the movement to take fluoride out of Juneau's water in 2006. He calls fluoridation a Band-Aid fix.

Citing "evolving scientific research," Gov. Kevin Stitt is ending Oklahoma's endorsement of fluoride in drinking water.

Still, Dr. Johnny Johnson, a pediatric dentist and president of the American Fluoridation Society, said the new findings don’t change decades of safety evidence for added fluoride. “Water ...