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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final regulation classifying dental amalgam and its component parts -- elemental mercury and a powder alloy -- used in dental fillings. While ...

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 ...