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$Water fluoridation ‘prevents tooth decay and does not lead to hip fractures’$

Water fluoridation ‘prevents tooth decay and does not lead to hip fractures’

Adding fluoride to water helps to reduce tooth decay among children and is unlikely to increase the risk of hip fractures among older people, a new study suggests. Researchers examined the health of people living in areas of England which have ...

21 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Number of rotten teeth removed from children in hospital jumps by 17%

Thousands of children were admitted to hospital with tooth decay last year amid a surge in extractions. New figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) show there were 47,581 tooth extractions in NHS hospitals in ...

08 Feb 2024 at 10:51

Water fluoridation ‘less effective’ than in the past – study

Adding fluoride to drinking water may be less effective now than it was in the past, according to a major review. The benefits of fluoridating water supplies appear to have declined since the 1970s when fluoride toothpaste became widely ...

04 Oct 2024 at 01:00

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Kennedy urges other US states to follow Utah and ban fluoride in water

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said he plans to tell the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Mr Kennedy said he is assembling a task force of health experts ...

08 Apr 2025 at 08:25

Water fluoridation expansion given green light

The biggest expansion of water fluoridation in England since the 1980s is to go ahead, officials have announced. The Government estimates that the expansion of the water fluoridation programme across the North East will reach an ...

07 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in public drinking water

Utah has become the first US state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, pushing past opposition from dentists and national health organisations who warn the move will lead to medical problems that disproportionately affect ...

29 Mar 2025 at 08:56

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