Studies show too much mercury exposure can affect brain and kidney function. For 150 years, dentists have used a mercury-based silver amalgam to fill cavities. But is it safe? Andrea Kontos said she ...

Silver amalgam fillings can last about 15 years on average. The FDA advises against replacing good condition mercury fillings. Composite resin fillings can be color-matched to your teeth for a natural ...

A new study adds to evidence that mercury-containing dental fillings do not harm children's brain development, as some have feared. Silver fillings, called amalgams, have been used to treat cavities ...

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Julio Fernandez has had only four cavities, ever. For the first two, treated when he was young, his dentist used fillings that contained ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will ...

(CNN) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated their warning about silver dental fillings, stating they may cause health problems for some people. For years, the American Dental Association ...

Many people are now having their dental amalgam, or silver, fillings removed over concerns about the mercury used in them. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo recommended against the use of ...

COSTA MESA — Councilman Gary Monahan wants the city to adopt a resolution opposing the use of mercury in dental clinics. Monahan brought the largely symbolic item forward after a request was made by ...