A simple swipe of fluoride varnish in schools is emerging as a powerful, cost-effective tool to fight childhood cavities and ...

Fluoride varnish, easily and quickly applied to a child’s teeth, is an affordable and effective way to help prevent cavities.

He hides his smile in every school photo,” Jayden’s mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.

Fluoridation — the process of adding fluoride to water — is now officially banned in Utah, and local company Ultradent is donating 70,000 doses of fluoride varnish to offset the projected effects.

Two pediatric doctors write that Florida’s new ban on fluoride in public drinking water will negatively affect all Floridians ...

Varnishes. Fluoride is most effective for oral health when it’s topical, or applied directly to the teeth. This is “the predominant effect of fluoride,” Wright says.

The AAP recommends using an appropriate amount of fluoridated toothpaste, fluoride varnish treatments for young children, and visiting the dentist by a child’s first birthday as part of routine ...

"He hides his smile in every school photo," Jayden's mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.

Fluoride varnish, gel, foam and supplements are more serious types of fluoride products not needed by most people and usually require prescriptions. The CDC recommends speaking with your dentist ...

If fluoride is removed from your tap water, there are steps you can take to protect your teeth and your children’s teeth. Note, however, Dr. Nascimento adds, that “none of these alternatives ...

Varnishes. Fluoride is most effective for oral health when it’s topical, or applied directly to the teeth. This is “the predominant effect of fluoride,” Wright says.