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 ...

A small cluster of protesters, carrying tooth-shaped signs with slogans such as "Ban Mercury," heralded the opening of a two-day meeting today in Washington, DC, called by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Do a Google search for "amalgam" and "danger" and you get over 460,000 hits. Small surprise. Health advocates rail against the danger of "silver" mercury (amalgam) fillings. Some even claim that ...

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will phase out the use of dental fillings containing mercury. Countries agreed Friday to phase out ...