If a patient breaks or loses a metal filling, what should they do with the broken amalgam? Herein we discuss why mercury amalgam should be disposed of properly at a dental office and how to bring the ...

Fillings in your teeth? If both local and global trends are anything to go by, soon they won't have anything to do with mercury. A study into filling materials used at the University of Otago Faculty ...

Dental amalgam may contain mercury, but it is still considered safe by both the American Dental Association and the Food and Drug Administration. Nevertheless, there are patients that the Sacramento ...

Dental amalgam has been proven safe and effective for years, yet unfounded controversy still surrounds it, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says. Dentists have used amalgam, an alloy of mercury ...

CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new studies associating dental amalgam fillings with pregnancy risks confirm action is urgently needed to protect babies from the known risks of ...

Tiburon, CA, May 07, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Dentists are deeply divided over the issue of mercury amalgam fillings. In a recent dental marketing survey conducted by TheWealthyDentist.com, 52% of dentists ...

Synopsis: Health risks associated with inhalation of mercury vapor released during amalgam dental restoration are unknown. The investigators identified 534 children, six to 10 years of age, with no ...

Health and environment policymakers and experts from Africa, Asia and Latin America are stepping up efforts to phase out ...

The European Union banned mercury amalgam fillings to protect the environment. Should you worry about protecting your health, too? By Justin R. Silverman When the European Union adopted a ban on ...

In this new study, researchers David and Mark Geier report on a significant relationship between the number of dental amalgam filling surfaces and diagnoses of arthritis. They find that incidences of ...

There are changes to certain aspects of dentistry within the scope of the Croatian Health Insurance Fund, with white fillings ...