What is the best way to keep your teeth healthy?
Tap water across America has, for decades, been fortified with fluoride, a negatively charged ion of the chemical element fluorine, in order to strengthen the public’s teeth. But a scientific review published in 2024 by America’s National Toxicology Programme, an arm of the country’s health department, suggested that high levels of fluoride are associated with lower IQ in children.
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