U.S. health regulators are seeking a second opinion on whether dental fillings containing mercury pose a risk to dental patients, especially children and pregnant women. Food and Drug Administration ...

Dentists have been using dental amalgam to fill cavities for more than 150 years. Now one group is suing the FDA, claiming that people are getting sick and that silver fillings need to be banned. I ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators are seeking a second opinion on whether mercury-containing dental fillings pose a risk to dental patients, especially children and pregnant women. Food ...

(CNN) — Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in the U.S. for kids. In fact, more than half of elementary school students will have cavities by the time they’re in second grade, according to ...

Silver-colored metal dental fillings contain mercury that may cause health problems in pregnant women, children and fetuses, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday after settling a related ...

Metal dental fillings leak mercury if they are exposed to a new powerful type of medical scan, scientists have found. They studied the effect of ultra-high-strength MRI - the latest in scanning ...

The high-powered MRI machines that are making their way to modern hospital may cause mercury poisoning among patients who have dental fillings, according to a new study. Mercury is a component of ...