Study shows rise in children’s cavities if US removed fluoride from water

Kids will develop 25.4 million more cavities if fluoride is banned nationwide

Fluoride has been used in public drinking water systems across the country since 1945

Study shows rise in children’s cavities if US removed fluoride from water

Report finds US children would have extra 25.4m cavities in five years if plan backed by RFK Jr were implementedA new study published in Jama Health Forum estimates that if the US were to remove fluoride from public drinking water supplies – as Donald Trump’s health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has advocated – American children would suffer an additional 25.4m cavities in five years.The additional cases represent a 7.5% increase in cavities, an…

A new study found that ending water fluoridation would lead to 25 million more decayed teeth in kids over 5 years – mostly affecting those without private insurance.