New evidence on how fluoride fights tooth decay

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

In an advance toward solving a 50-year-old mystery, scientists are reporting new evidence on how the fluoride in drinking water, toothpastes, mouth rinses and other oral-care products prevents tooth decay. Their report appears in the ACS journal Langumir.

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