EXPLAINER-What is fluoride and why is it added to the US water supply?
Published on: Sept. 16, 2025, 4:19 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Recently, Colgate-Palmolive agreed to transform its marketing and packaging of toothpaste for small children to show pea-sized dabs on toothbrushes rather than large swirls over concerns by the Texas attorney general that these amounts would deliver unhealthy doses of fluoride. Here is what you need to know about fluoridation of drinking water as a public health measure: WHAT IS FLUORIDE AND WHAT ARE ITS BENEFITS? Fluoride, a mineral that occurs naturally in water, soil and air, has been shown to prevent dental cavities, or tooth decay.
