Dental amalgam is rated Class II (moderate risk). Mercury, which used to be Class I (low risk), is now Class II. Read more from the FDA on dental amalgam here. -- Rosie Mestel ...

When the European Union adopted a ban on dental amalgam fillings earlier this year, its aim was to eliminate one of the last remaining intentional uses of mercury in Europe. The regulation is part ...

Silver-colored metal dental fillings contain mercury that may cause health problems in pregnant women, children and fetuses, Food and Drug Administration officials said.

Earlier this year, Russell authored a report in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. In her report, she examined a recent study of pregnant women and blood mercury.

Dental amalgam is considered a safe cavity-filling material for most adults and children over the age of 6. But certain people should avoid getting fillings with it.

The U.S. government declared Tuesday that silver dental fillings contain too little mercury to harm the millions of Americans who have had cavities filled with them — including young children ...

Associations of blood mercury, inorganic mercury, methyl mercury and bisphenol A with dental surface restorations in the U.S. population, NHANES 2003–2004 and 2010–2012.

Dental amalgam is considered a safe cavity-filling material for most adults and children over the age of 6. But certain people should avoid getting fillings with it.

Dental amalgam is considered a safe cavity-filling material for most adults and children over the age of 6. But certain people should avoid getting fillings with it. Author: Erin Jones, Mauricio ...

Dental amalgam is considered a safe cavity-filling material for most adults and children over the age of 6. But certain people should avoid getting fillings with it.

Dental amalgam is considered a safe cavity-filling material for most adults and children over the age of 6. But certain people should avoid getting fillings with it.