ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
U.S. Public Health Service Recommendation for Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water for the Prevention of Dental Caries.
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142 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Fluoride as a Modifier of Metallome Homeostasis: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies.Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2026Pooled it
- Global groundwater contamination by geogenic fluoride.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2026Pooled it
- Quality of drinking water in the United Arab Emirates: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The association of fluoride exposure with bone density and fracture risk: a dose-response meta-analysis.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2025Pooled it
- Fluoride Exposure and Children's IQ Scores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Private, public, and bottled drinking water: Shared contaminant-mixture exposures and effects challenge.Environment international · 2025Pooled it
- Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Potential Co-exposure to Arsenic and Fluoride and Biomonitoring Equivalents for Mexican Children.Annals of global health · 2018Pooled it
- A Phase 1 Trial to Evaluate the Relationship Between Fluoride Intake and Urinary Fluoride Excretion in Healthy Participants.Journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Trial
- Relationships between Toenail, Urinary, and Drinking-water Fluoride Concentrations in a Pregnancy Cohort using Private Water Systems in the United States.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Prenatal Water Fluoride Exposure and Children's Behavioral Problems.JAMA network open · 2026Observational
- Longitudinal Analysis of Fluoride Levels in Irish Water Supplies: A 52-Year Review.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026Article
- Mobile Imaging-Based Machine Learning for Dental Caries, Sealants, and Fluorosis: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Model Development and Validation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Developmental vulnerability to fluoride toxicity: enamel and clearance differences in adolescent versus mature mice.Archives of toxicology · 2026Article
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- Public drinking water contaminant estimates for birth cohorts in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Community water fluoridation policy and population oral health: a policy analysis.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Mechanisms of neurotoxicity of fluoride or aluminum: implications for neurodegenerative disease risk.Current research in toxicology · 2026Review
- Assessing Fluoride Concentrations in Iowa's Groundwater and Drinking Water: Implications for Public Health and Water Management.Environmental science. Advances · 2026Article
- Optimal fluoride concentration in drinking water for balancing dental caries prevention and fluorosis control in Jinan, China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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