Fluoride is the primary ingredient of toothpaste and helps strengthen tooth enamel and reduce the risk of cavities.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
Advocates for fluoride in drinking water, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say there’s no doubt public health is better served by local governments continuing to use water supplies to reduce cavities in the population.
Chickadees, nuthatches, and others are able to locate and eat dormant and larval insects by carefully inspecting crevices and cracks in tree bark.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 Dec. 2024
In fact, according to our experts, failing to take some time to walk around you and thoroughly inspect crevices for gaps or cracks in your home can cause major problems for you comfort-wise and wallet-wise this winter season.
Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Instead of treating China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as an inexorable bloc, the United States and its allies should work to loosen their ties by exploiting the fissures that the war in Ukraine has concealed.
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Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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