Getting a filling is a common dental procedure that is used to treat cavities and protect teeth damaged by tooth decay. There are several types of filling material currently available to repair ...

Silver amalgam fillings, which have plugged American cavities for more than 150 years, have lost their luster over the past couple of decades thanks to the rise of more attractive tooth-colored ...

The number of dental amalgam filling surfaces in the mouths of U.S. adults may be linked to high amounts of mercury exposure, according to a study published online in Human and Experimental Toxicology ...

After months of speculation and years of debate, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a final regulation classifying dental amalgam and its component parts -- elemental mercury and ...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By an historic 663 – 8 vote, the European Parliament banned the use of silver amalgam (mercury) dental fillings in children, pregnant women and ...