News tagged with amalgam fillings
Form of Mercury in Older Dental Fillings Unlikely to be Toxic: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amid the on-going controversy over the safety of mercury-containing dental fillings, a University of Saskatchewan research team has shed new light on how the chemical forms of mercury at the surface of fillings ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 11, 2009 |
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FDA concludes mercury in dental fillings not risky
(AP) -- The government declared Tuesday that silver dental fillings contain too little mercury to harm the millions who've had cavities filled with them - including young children - and that only people allergic to mercury ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Older dental fillings contain form of mercury unlikely to be toxic
A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. It appears online in ACS' journal ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Amalgam fillings are safe, but skeptics still claim controversy, researcher says
Dental amalgam has been proven safe and effective for years, yet unfounded controversy still surrounds it, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.
Apr 02, 2009 |
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