Delta Dental applauds nearly 75 years of oral health improvement through fluoride treatment

OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Delta Dental, the nation’s largest and most experienced dental insurance provider, released the following statement in recognition of National Fluoride Day, highlighting the benefits of fluoride treatment for oral health: “For nearly 75 years, fluoride has proven to reduce tooth decay by strengthening the tooth’s enamel, protecting […]

What’s the Best Way to Take Care of Your Teeth?

Read original article Story at-a-glance Clean your teeth easily and safely with a soft bristle electric brush and consider using a water flosser to remove more plaque Allow your toothbrush to dry in the upright position to avoid bacterial growth. Wait at least 30 minutes after a meal to brush and be careful not to […]

Fluoride levels in supply water from a volcanic area in the Macaronesia region.

Abstract Fluoride is a widely distributed ion in the environment and, consequently, in water as well. High levels of fluoride in waters can be found in the Canary Islands because of their volcanic origin. Due to the risk and detrimental effects associated with a high fluoride intake, the content of this ion has been potentiometrically […]

Removal of fluoride and hydrated silica from underground water by electrocoagulation in a flow channel reactor.

Highlights Abatement of fluoride and silica from underground water by electrocoagulation. Flow channel cell with aluminum electrodes open to the atmosphere to favor H2 exit. Significant aluminum dosages were produced at current densities >6 mA cm–2. Hydrated silica reacted with the coagulant forming aluminosilicates as flocs. The removal of fluoride followed the WHO recommendation, while […]

City of Newburgh to Transition Water Supply

The City of Newburgh will be transitioning its source of drinking water from Brown’s Pond to the Catskill Aqueduct on January 27, 2020. The process will take approximately two to three days for the existing drinking water in the City’s water mains and water storage tanks to be consumed and fully replaced with filtered water […]

Questionable study casts a cloud over the 75th anniversary of water fluoridation

Note from the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) In her article below, Jennifer Meyer smeared the Fluoride Action Network in this sentence: “Despite its proven success, critics often attack fluoridation by citing “medical freedom” and sharing conspiracy theories which unjustly blame all manner of ills — from acne to migraines — on fluoride.” The highlighted link […]

Baby formula sold in UAE have ‘misleading’ labels, researchers find

Flouride [sic]  levels in the products were often not as described Baby formula with inaccurate or misleading labels is being sold to parents in the UAE, dentists have found. An investigation into fluoride levels in the products found that in some cases, up to 10 times more fluoride was in the formula than was claimed […]

New Antidumping Petition on Difluoromethane from China

Note from Fluoride Action Network Difluoromethane, CAS No. 75-10-5, is a refrigerant and a substitute for ozone destroying chemicals. See EPA discussion of R-448A (a substitute) here. It’s structural formula is: Arkema Inc. (“petitioner”), on January 23, 2020, filed an antidumping (AD) petition on imports of difluoromethane (or “R-32”) from China. The U.S. AD law […]

$25 Prescription Toothpaste Is Not a Sham

You won’t find these toothpastes in your local grocery store, because of the high amount of fluoride ve never minded going to the dentist. This probably has a lot to do with the fact that I’ve never really had a dentist tell me anything other than “your teeth look great, see you next year.” Or, […]

West Manchester water supplier looks to remove fluoride from water

A West Manchester Township water authority aims to remove fluoride from the drinking water, and township officials say there’s nothing they can do to stop it. Shiloh Water Authority submitted an application to the state Department of Environmental Protection in November requesting that it be allowed to stop adding fluoride to its water. The authority provides water to […]