Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to ...

Dental experts point to the benefits of fluoride in drinking water and say the mineral is safe at levels used in the U.S.

South Carolina's proposed bill to ban fluoride in public water sparks a debate over public health and dental benefits.

The long-term effects of banning fluoride from public drinking water across the country could cost families billions of dollars and result in millions of rotten teeth, a new analysis predicts. The ...

A major new U.S. study suggests that children exposed to the amount of fluoride typically added to public water may actually perform slightly better on cognitive tests in adolescence — contradicting ...

The city of Columbia has for years treated its water with fluoride to help prevent cavities. Rob Thompson [email protected] Fluoride has been used in water systems across the country for decades, ...

Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, pushing past opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems that ...

Dental assistant Oscar Bolanos applies fluoride to Daniel Chavez's teeth during an appointment at Dental Aid Clinic in Louisville, Colo. Credit - Seth McConnell/The Denver Post via Getty Images Dr.

A bill recently introduced to the state Senate would ban fluoride in Pennsylvania’s public drinking water, part of growing skepticism toward the naturally-occurring mineral that dental health experts ...