A new report submitted by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) this month to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that mercury from dental amalgam ...
Multiple countries including the United States called Monday for a worldwide ban on mercury-based dental amalgams by 2030, at a meeting of signatories to a treaty on limiting the toxic metal. "It's ...
In Canada, the mumc in people with or without dental amalgam restorations are well below the levels associated with any health risks. In general, the mumcs tend to increase with the number of amalgam ...
What is the FDA's role in determining dental mercury's harmful impact on the environment? Why doesn't the FDA implement a rule proposed in 2002 that calls to classify mercury tooth fillings under the ...
DULUTH — Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, dental fillings to mercury emissions. As Minnesotans increasingly choose cremation, mercury pollution from the practice has risen, too, even as mercury emissions ...
The ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) has been awarded a $6.2 million grant from the National Institute of Oral and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Funded under the highly competitive RM1 mechanism, this ...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers for Dental Choice and its dentist allies salute Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo for urging a stop to dental amalgam in routine fillings "due ...
WASHINGTON — 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 ...
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient's guardian/parent/next of kin for the publication of this report and any accompanying images. CHMS: Canadian health measure survey; CTQ: Centre ...