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Adding fluoride to drinking water is widely considered a triumph of public health.
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The tablets contain cavity-protection fluoride and, once chewed, foamed up as much as toothpaste in a tube.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
In 2015, federal recommendations were simplified to make 0.7 pm the standard level at which fluoride should be present in community water.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Even if the average effects of these tools on individuals is modest, their public health benefits could be substantial if widely-deployed, much like adding fluoride to drinking water to prevent population-wide rates of tooth decay.
—Jessica Schleider, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The tablets contain cavity-protection fluoride and, once chewed, foamed up as much as toothpaste in a tube.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
In 2015, federal recommendations were simplified to make 0.7 pm the standard level at which fluoride should be present in community water.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Even if the average effects of these tools on individuals is modest, their public health benefits could be substantial if widely-deployed, much like adding fluoride to drinking water to prevent population-wide rates of tooth decay.
—Jessica Schleider, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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fluoride
noun
flu·o·ride
ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd 
1
: a compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element or radical
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine
fluoride
adjective
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