NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — A toothpaste that contains a natural chocolate extract was more capable of remineralizing exposed dentin, which could reduce dental hypersensitivity, than fluoride-based toothpastes, including Sensodyne NuPro (GlaxoSmithKline), according to results from a randomized double-blind clinical. The study evaluated the enamel-strengthening potential of Theodent (Theodent) toothpaste containing the patented compound Rennou (Theodent). […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
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ADA Approves Topical Prescription Fluoride for Home
People at high risk for caries can safely protect their teeth by applying their own gels, pastes, and rinses with prescription-level concentrations of fluoride, the American Dental Association (ADA) said today in its first-ever guidelines on these products. The recommendation was included in guidelines on prescription topical fluoride products that the ADA updated for the […]
National Report Finds Oral Health of Older Americans in a “State of Decay”
Note from FAN – As of 2010: 66.2% of U.S. population receives fluoridated waterc Reference UPDATE ON THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE AS OF DECEMBER 2020: …Oral Health America and their Wisdom Tooth Project, both had to cease operations due to lack of funding. We did not want all their hard work and valuable resources to be lost […]
University lab discovers fascinating new ion channel
Professor Christopher Miller (BCHM) co-authored a paper on the structure of a newly discovered fluoride-exporting ion channel. This channel, which removes ions toxic to certain microorganisms, has a particularly unique structure that fascinates scientists. Meanwhile, as Professor Miller is out of the country, students at Brandeis conduct research in his lab on fluoride carriers. The […]
Fluoride or the Fox in the Henhouse
In North Carolina there is a great range of music on the radio from classical to folk to the most avant-garde. An old tune caught my attention the other day. Some of its catchy words won’t let me go, and I think I am starting to know why: “Who broke the lock? Who broke the […]
CDC funds 21 states to strengthen oral disease prevention programs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that 21 states have received a total of $6.2 million in grant awards designed to improve the oral health of state residents. Under the “State Oral Disease Prevention Program,” states will build their abilities to monitor oral disease levels and risk factors for oral disease, […]
More Communities Succeed in Eliminating Water Fluoridation, While Chemical Industry Raises the Stakes
After generations of misleading propaganda about the benefits of water fluoridation, the truth is finally getting some traction. According to the former EPA risk assessment scientist, Dr. William Hirzy, water fluoridation still remains a government policy because of “institutional inertia [and] embarrassment among government agencies that have been promoting this stuff as safe.” Indeed, contrary […]
HCFC-22: U.S. reaches settlement with Safeway to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances nationwide
Largest case ever under Clean Air Act’s ozone protection requirements WASHINGTON – In a settlement agreement with the United States, Safeway, the nation’s second largest grocery store chain, has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty and implement a corporate-wide plan to significantly reduce its emissions of ozone-depleting substances from refrigeration equipment at 659 of […]
Nestle, Dannon, Gerber Beat Baby Product Fluoride Suit
Law360, New York (August 27, 2013, 8:08 PM ET) — A federal judge last week tossed a lawsuit accusing Nestle USA Inc., Gerber Products Co. Inc. and The Dannon Co. Inc. of failing to warn consumers that their bottled water and baby food and formula products contain excessive amounts of fluoride, finding federal law preempts […]
EPA Rejects Petition to Change Fluoride Source in US Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said this week it has declined a petition to change the source of fluoride in U.S. drinking water. In May, researchers submitted a petition that called for the EPA to require the use of pharmaceutical-grade sodium fluoride in water fluoridation, which is the addition of fluoride to drinking water […]