A common test used to determine mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings may significantly overestimate the amount of the toxic metal released from fillings, according to researchers. A common ...

Dear Dr. Reitz: My dentist claims amalgam fillings are stronger and better than the new white fillings. When was amalgam first used to fill teeth, and do you think it will be around in the future? – ...

Though less common nowadays, mercury fillings are still used by many dentists, notes Dr. Christopher Labos. (Credit: Allen McInnis) Shockingly, we still use mercury fillings in dentistry. You probably ...

A debate has been running for decades about the safety of amalgam tooth fillings (the silvery-looking ones most people are familiar with). Some public-interest groups and consumers say that since such ...

As if going to the dentist weren't bad enough, a recent YouTube hit titled "Smoking Teeth = Poison Gas" shows an amalgam (a.k.a. silver or metal) filling emitting mercury vapor. It's the latest — and ...

SPRING, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM) is sounding the alarm on ...

Many people walk around with a mouthful of mercury-containing fillings and have no problems with them at all. But if they think about it, they might wonder why a material with a reputation for ...

Freya Koss, 73, Wynnewood, Pa., campaigned for an end to the use of mercury dental fillings outside the American Dental Association convention in Philadelphia in 2005. Courtesy of Freya Koss This ...

Silver-colored metal dental fillings contain mercury that may cause health problems in pregnant women, children and fetuses, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday after settling a related ...

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