Restorations placed with amalgam had the lowest failure rate in a new retrospective study of 300 primary molar restorations in children in Ireland. Composite and glass ionomer restorations trailed ...

There's a pervasive problem in restorative dentistry, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association (July 2011, Vol. 142:7, pp. 842-849): Too many dentists are replacing ...

Background: A concern persists that children's exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgams produces neurotoxicity. Objective: Our goal was to compare the neuropsychological function of children, ...

Silver tooth fillings have been placed in the mouths of Americans since before the Civil War, an inexpensive, durable and reliable material that helped form the foundation of modern dentistry. For ...

Federal panel deciding whether FDA relied on good science about mercury amalgam. Dec. 15, 2010— -- A federal advisory panel is trying to decide whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

An international treaty drafted earlier this month calls for phasing out dental amalgam to reduce mercury pollution. The Minamata Convention, negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations ...

October 24, 2011 — A World Health Organization (WHO) committee this month called for a worldwide reduction in the use of dental amalgam to cut the flow of mercury into the natural environment. "In an ...

Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) is a minimally invasive approach for managing dental caries, focusing on preserving tooth structure. Systematic reviews show ART restorations using ...