American children and adolescents who do not drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much more likely to have tooth decay, according to a new study. However, the study confirms that those ...

American children and adolescents who do not drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much more likely to have tooth decay, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive ...

There’s fluoride in tap water—which helps prevent tooth decay—but there may also be lead, which is especially dangerous for children. Unsplash/Diego-PH In short, public weariness of tap water ...

The added fluoride in many Americans' drinking water may be protecting older adults' teeth from decay, a study suggests. Fluoridated drinking water has been credited with cutting rates of tooth decay ...