The long-term effects of banning fluoride from public drinking water across the country could cost families billions of dollars, and result in millions of rotten teeth.

That’s according to a new study from Jama Health Forum.

It shows that if all 50 states stopped community water fluoridation programs, kids in the United States could expect to develop 25 million more cavities within the next five years.
That’s the equivalent of a decayed tooth in one out of every three kids.

Fluoride is under increasingly intense fire, despite its dramatic ability to prevent tooth decay.

Two states have already banned the addition of fluoride to public water systems.

Others could follow, amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new role as head of the Department of Health and Human Services.