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 ...

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 ...

Dental amalgam—an alloy composed of roughly 50 per cent elemental liquid mercury bound with silver, tin, and copper—has ...

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

We’ve all heard that mercury is poisonous — causes neurological damages, developmental defects, etc. Mercury thermometers have been phased out and replaced with non-mercury ones. But not so with ...

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 ...

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 22, 2025 / If you're getting a new filling, you may be surprised to know that there are more than one type. Two of the most common types of dental ...

Part of our role in protecting patients is to regularly evaluate, monitor and update scientific evidence on the risks from medical devices—including issues related to the materials used in devices, ...

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 ...