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![]() National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Oral Health Resources Oral Health Home | Contact Us |
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Fluoridation StatusFluoridation is considered beneficial by the overwhelming majority of the health and scientific communities, as well as the general public. Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay. All ground and surface water in the United States contains some naturally occurring fluoride. If a community's water supply has a low natural fluoride level (less than 0.7 parts per million), fluoridation adjusts the level of fluoride to the optimum level for protecting teeth against decay (0.7–1.2 parts per million). View the following for fluoridation status data:
Page last reviewed: January 23, 2008 |