The FDA said that the products are no longer recommended for children younger than 3 and those who are older but don’t face serious risks of tooth decay. Previously, the products have been prescribed for children as young as six months.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm%96 24E:@? DE@AA65 D9@CE @7 usp DE2E6>6?ED 😕 |2J DF886DE:?8 C68F=2E@CD H@F=5 D66< E96 C6>@G2= @7 E96 AC@5F4ED 7C@> E96 >2C<6E] x?DE625[ E96 286?4J D6?E =6EE6CD E@ 7@FC 4@>A2?:6D H2C?:?8 E96> ?@E E@ >2C<6E E96:C AC@5F4ED @FED:56 E96 ?6H =:>:ED]k^Am
kAmu=F@C:56 E23=6ED 2?5 =@K6?86D 2C6 D@>6E:>6D C64@>>6?565 7@C 49:=5C6? 2?5 E66?D 2E :?4C62D65 C:D< @7 E@@E9 5642J @C 42G:E:6D 3642FD6 @7 =@H 7=F@C:56 😕 E96:C =@42= 5C:?<:?8 H2E6C] r@>A2?:6D 2=D@ D6== 5C@AD 7@C 323:6D]k^Am
kAm%96 usp C6=62D65 2 ?6H D4:6?E:7:4 2?2=JD:D uC:52J[ 4@?4=F5:?8 E92E 7=F@C:56 DFAA=6>6?ED 92G6 =:>:E65 36?67:ED 7@C 49:=5C6?VD E66E9 2?5 >2J 36 =:?<65 E@ 6>6C8:?8 D276EJ 4@?46C?D[ :?4=F5:?8 8FE :DDF6D[ H6:89E 82:? 2?5 4@8?:E:@?]k^Am
kAm“u@C E96 D2>6 C62D@? 7=F@C:56 >2J H@C< E@ <:== 324E6C:2 @? E66E9[ :E >2J 2=D@ 2=E6C E96 8FE >:4C@3:@>6[ H9:49 >2J 92G6 3C@256C 962=E9 :>A=:42E:@?D[” E96 286?4J D2:5 😕 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am
kAm%96 286?4J 2=D@ D6?E 2 7@C> =6EE6C E@ 56?E:DED 2?5 @E96C 962=E9 AC@G:56CD H2C?:?8 23@FE E96 C:D
kAm%9@D6 4=2:>D 92G6 366? 5:DAFE65 3J E96 p>6C:42? s6?E2= pDD@4:2E:@?[ H9:49 92D D2:5 E96C6 2C6 ?@ D:8?:7:42?E 962=E9 AC@3=6>D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 7=F@C:56 H96? FD65 2E E96 =6G6=D AC6D4C:365 3J 56?E:DED] %96 DFAA=6>6?ED 42? 42FD6 DA@EE:?8 @C 5:D4@=@C2E:@? @7 E66E9 5F6 E@ E96 6IEC2 7=F@C:56[ 2 5@H?D:56 E96 usp 2=D@ ?@E65]k^Am
kAms6?E:DED 92G6 H2C?65 E92E C6DEC:4E:?8 7=F@C:56 DFAA=6>6?ED >2J C6DF=E 😕 >@C6 42G:E:6D 2?5 56?E2= AC@3=6>D 😕 CFC2= 4@>>F?:E:6D[ H9:49 2C6 =6DD =:<6=J E@ 92G6 7=F@C:52E65 H2E6C] z6??65J 😀 2=D@ D66<:?8 E@ 6?5 E96 AC24E:46 @7 255:?8 7=F@C:56 E@ 5C:?<:?8 H2E6C E9C@F89@FE E96 &]$]k^Am
kAmu=F@C:56 DEC6?8E96?D E66E9 2?5 C65F46D 42G:E:6D 3J C6A=24:?8 >:?6C2=D =@DE 5FC:?8 ?@C>2= H62C 2?5 E62C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@?] x? `hea[ E96 286?4J D6E 8F:56=:?6D 7@C 9@H >F49 D9@F=5 36 25565 E@ H2E6C]k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^C7<\G244:?6D\2FE:D>\>62D=6D\@36D:EJ\7@@5\5J6\7ae_ghgdedd_6hfg5ag75ad3edb5g`_bQmz6??65Jk^2m[ 2 7@C>6C 6?G:C@?>6?E2= =2HJ6C[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^7=F@C:56\CF=:?8\5C:?<:?8\H2E6C\44572“`bge__23_gbg637hfh432625aQm92D 42==65 7=F@C:56k^2m 2 “52?86C@FD ?6FC@E@I:?” E:65 E@ 2 C2?86 @7 962=E9 52?86CD]k^Am
kAm%96 usp C68F=2E6D >@DE 56?E2= AC@5F4ED[ :?4=F5:?8 7=F@C:56\4@?E2:?:?8 E@@E9A2DE6D[ DFAA=6>6?ED[ >@FE9H2D96D 2?5 C:?D6D] %96 286?4J’D 24E:@?D 5@?VE 27764E E@@E9A2DE6D[ >@FE9H2D9 @C 7=F@C:56 EC62E>6?ED FD65 3J 25F=ED @C E9@D6 @776C65 😕 56?E:DED’ @77:46D]k^Am
k9C ^m
kAm%96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD w62=E9 2?5 $4:6?46 s6A2CE>6?E C646:G6D DFAA@CE 7C@> E96 w@H2C5 wF896D |65:42= x?DE:EFE6’D $4:6?46 2?5 t5F42E:@?2= |65:2 vC@FA 2?5 E96 #@36CE (@@5 y@9?D@? u@F?52E:@?] %96 p! 😀 D@=6=J C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C 2== 4@?E6?E]k^Am
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
