Do a Google search for "amalgam" and "danger" and you get over 460,000 hits. Small surprise. Health advocates rail against the danger of "silver" mercury (amalgam) fillings. Some even claim that ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dental amalgam has been proven safe and effective for years, yet unfounded controversy still surrounds it, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says. Dentists have used amalgam, an ...

The use of resin composite materials had increased in the five years preceding the survey in 62% of practices. Regarding choice of materials, clinical indications was an important factor, but patients ...

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 22, 2025 / If you're getting a new filling, you may be surprised to know that there are more than one type. Two of the most common types of dental ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning against the use of dental amalgam – a popular filling material that contains mercury – in certain groups of people. Dental amalgam contains a mixture ...

Today, I want to talk to my fellow dentists and team members about a shift I am currently seeing in dentistry -- and I think it's a much-needed shift. For far too long, we have tried to treat ...

Amalgam does last slightly longer than composite, think 15 vs 18 or something like that. Given as they'll all get replaced at some point (unless you die first), with a 3 year differential, you're ...

June 27 (UPI) --When amalgam fillings, sometimes referred to as silver fillings, are exposed to ultra-high-strength MRI scans, they can release toxic mercury, according to a new study. While ...