fluoridated
adjective
fluo·ri·dat·ed
ˈflu̇r-ə-ˌdā-təd 
ˈflȯr-
: having added fluoride
fluoridated toothpaste
Fish, fish products, and tea contain the highest concentration of fluorine. Cooking in fluoridated water raises the levels in many foods.—
Sue Rodwell Williams
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In contrast counties in which 10% or less of residents receive fluoridated drinking water have much higher rates of ER visits than average.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Around 44 percent of Utah residents supplied with public drinking water get fluoridated water, as of 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The organizations point to research that found fluoridated water reduces tooth decay by 25% in children and adults.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
His family avoids fluoridated water, and the spring water has become one of the most fundamental parts of his life; his younger daughter has grown up on it, and coffee tastes good to him only if brewed with water from Red Rock Spring.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In Florida, of 20 million people who got their water from government sources, 78 percent received fluoridated water, the report found, but that number is bound to change as more municipalities opt against it.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The report said the state had the lowest percentage of residents with mouth and teeth in poor or fair condition and ranked third in the nation for the highest percentage of residents receiving fluoridated water through public water systems, which experts say helps prevent tooth decay.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
One California lawmaker is looking to ensure kids and young adults can access fluoride treatment as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a critic of fluoridated water — faces Senate confirmation to lead the nation’s health agencies.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Portland, Oregon, is the largest city in the U.S. without fluoridated water.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Around 44 percent of Utah residents supplied with public drinking water get fluoridated water, as of 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The organizations point to research that found fluoridated water reduces tooth decay by 25% in children and adults.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
His family avoids fluoridated water, and the spring water has become one of the most fundamental parts of his life; his younger daughter has grown up on it, and coffee tastes good to him only if brewed with water from Red Rock Spring.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In Florida, of 20 million people who got their water from government sources, 78 percent received fluoridated water, the report found, but that number is bound to change as more municipalities opt against it.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The report said the state had the lowest percentage of residents with mouth and teeth in poor or fair condition and ranked third in the nation for the highest percentage of residents receiving fluoridated water through public water systems, which experts say helps prevent tooth decay.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
One California lawmaker is looking to ensure kids and young adults can access fluoride treatment as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a critic of fluoridated water — faces Senate confirmation to lead the nation’s health agencies.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Portland, Oregon, is the largest city in the U.S. without fluoridated water.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Fluoridated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoridated. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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