FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts

The move could mean further oral health decay, especially in rural areas

A large white ceramic tooth surrounded by white fluoride tablets against a light blue background.

Fluoride tablets and drops are prescribed to prevent tooth decay in places without fluoride in the water, such as U.S. rural communities.

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A decades-old dental health treatment may soon vanish in the United States.