By the 1950s, the U.S. government's Public Health Service and the American Dental Association acknowledged the success of ...

Teeth are an important part of our body, whose importance is often realized only when they start hurting or decaying.

Florida has officially become the second state in the country to effectively ban fluoride in public water supplies. Gov. Ron ...

Fluoride helps protect teeth by making the hard outer layer—the enamel—more resistant to acid attacks by bacteria and sugars.

Florida on Thursday became the second U.S. state to prohibit fluoride, a mineral used for decades to protect teeth from decay ...

Here’s what dental experts say. By Katie Camero Most of us know that the best defense against tooth decay — or damage to the surface, or enamel, of your teeth — is to limit sugary foods and ...

Florida became the second state to ban fluoride in its water supply on Thursday, as use of the mineral used to strengthen ...

Fluoride – a naturally occurring mineral found in water, soil, air and various foods – helps prevent dental cavities and tooth decay.