(CNN) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are recommending changing for the first time in nearly 50 years the amount of fluoride allowed in drinking water because of an increase in fluorosis -- a condition that causes spotting and streaking on children's teeth...
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Feds To Lower Fluoride Limits For Water To Avoid Damaging Kids' Teeth
Fluoride is a finicky friend to teeth. Too little of it, and you get cavities. Too much, and it starts to eat away and discolor the enamel of your pearly whites.
The federal government said Friday morning that the fluoride seesaw in this country has tipped too far toward excess. These days kids are getting fluoride from many sources, including drinking water, toothpaste and mouth rinses...
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