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If the shortage continues, however, more may be forced to cut back on fluoride or to stop adding it to the water.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
The team found no difference in IQ between those exposed to fluoride in drinking water versus those who were not, according to results published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The potential for fluoride toxicity does exist, but would require consuming an amount of fluoridated water that would kill a human via water intoxication before the amount of fluoride could become harmful or deadly, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Since the start of 2026, lawmakers in at least 15 states have introduced bills prohibiting or limiting fluoride in public drinking water.
—Farrell Brenner, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
The team found no difference in IQ between those exposed to fluoride in drinking water versus those who were not, according to results published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The potential for fluoride toxicity does exist, but would require consuming an amount of fluoridated water that would kill a human via water intoxication before the amount of fluoride could become harmful or deadly, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Since the start of 2026, lawmakers in at least 15 states have introduced bills prohibiting or limiting fluoride in public drinking water.
—Farrell Brenner, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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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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