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

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two leading toothpaste makers over their use of fluoride, suggesting that ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on May 14, 2025, plans to remove concentrated ingestible fluoride ...

The public health practice of adding fluoride to drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny from the Trump administration, and ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in a Thursday press release that he has a new investigative target: Toothpaste.

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