Mercury-containing dental amalgam fillings had no adverse health effects in children after five and seven years, according to the first randomized safety trials on the subject. Scientists supported by ...

Mercury exposure during amalgam removal procedures may be seven times higher than the limits recommended by some occupational safety organizations, a new study has found. The research findings suggest ...

June 17, 2011 (UPDATED June 24, 2011) — Despite improvements in resin-based composite technology, US dentists are placing more amalgam restorations than composites, and amalgam is still emphasized by ...

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? – ...

Occupational exposure to dental amalgam poses a potential risk of increasing systemic mercury levels, according to a new study in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery (October 7, 2010). Researchers from ...

In a first-ever clinical trial conducted to evaluate the safety of using the amalgam fillings that contain mercury, it has been found that it doesn't pose any health risk in children In a first-ever ...

The study, published in the journal Operative Dentistry, found the use of mercury-containing amalgam dropped from just over 50 percent of fillings in 1998, to just 7 percent in 2017. There was a ...