Fluoride is much smaller than hydroxide, so these particles fit better in the gaps between the phosphate ions. This creates a stronger and more compact crystal structure, called fluorapatite.

The issue has to do with fluoride, a chemical naturally abundant in drinking water in Colorado Springs a century ago. The realization that fluoride could make teeth resistant to decay led to ...

Thank you to the Star-Telegram Editorial Board for a nuanced and thought-provoking piece on fluoride in the water supply. (Dec. 1, 4C, “Trump, Kennedy Jr. need to keep their hands off fluoride ...

Donald Trump's government will likely push for the complete removal of fluoride from public water - a practice that has been going for 60 years to counter tooth decay. But what is fluoride ...

Kennedy, who endorsed Trump after ending his independent bid for president, has called fluoride a “dangerous neurotoxin" and plans to remove it from the nation's public water systems.

College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China Department of ...

Naples leaders are stopping the practice of adding fluoride into the city’s drinking water. The Naples City Council made the decision in a 4-to-3 vote following a public hearing Wednesday with ...

Now that two leading public figures have issued a call against fluoride in drinking water, what will that mean for Tallahassee? Both Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to ...

Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services, the former third-party candidate told NBC, “I think fluoride is on its way out. I think the faster that it goes out, the better.” ...

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Communities in the United States have been adding fluoride to the water supply since the 1940s, and that effort has led to better dental health for millions of Americans. But even from the ...

Joseph Ladapo. Ladapo spoke against the long-held practice after Winter Haven commissioners voted 3-2 to remove fluoride from its water supply. At the meeting, officials said they want to hold a ...