WINTER PARK, Fla. - The metal in your mouth that's designed to relieve your tooth troubles, could be harming your health. As a kid, Sharon Cloer had close to 10 fillings. As an adult, she believes ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Millions of Americans have what was once called 'silver' fillings. They are known to contain mercury. While countries like Denmark, Norway and Sweden have banned the fillings, ...

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 ...

Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it ...

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 ...

Government health advisers rejected a federal report that concluded dental fillings used by millions of patients are safe, saying further study of the mercury-laden amalgam is needed. A joint panel of ...

Connecticut officials are trying to decide if a ban on products with mercury should include amalgam dental fillings. Some dentists say the mercury risk is low and that mercury-free fillings are too ...

Though less common nowadays, mercury fillings are still used by many dentists, notes Dr. Christopher Labos. (Credit: Allen McInnis) Shockingly, we still use mercury fillings in dentistry. You probably ...