Fluoridation in public water supplies is the single most effective, safe and cost-effective way to prevent dental decay and repair early tooth decay, according to the Florida Dental Association.

The CDC recommends 0.7 milligrams per liter of fluoride in drinking water. Paxton noted that the CDC states that parents should only put a rice-sized “smear” of toothpaste on the brush until ...

Adding fluoride to water, a process called fluoridation, is not required by law. Paxton’s office contends that while the CDC recommends just a rice-sized “smear” of toothpaste on the brush ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation to determine if toothpaste that contains fluoride is being ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has previously recommended children start using a "smear" of toothpaste with fluoride that is "the size of a rice grain" at the age of 2 and no more ...

The American Dental Association pushed back on comments made by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton about the safety and efficacy of fluoride toothpaste for children.  The ADA reaffirmed its stance that ...

As RFK Jr. lashes out at fluoride and says it makes people 'stupider', Texas is targeting Crest and Colgate for using cartoons to market toothpaste.