The fluoride mixes with enamel, the hard surface on teeth, to help prevent holes, or cavities,from forming.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

Researchers tested new household enamel paints from twelve countries in Africa, Asia and South America.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

It found that the majority of new enamel paints from China, India and Malaysia contained lead at levels of at least five thousand parts per million.

VOA: special.2009.08.31