MARION, Iowa, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Laura Fauchier, a distinguished practitioner at Marion Dental, is proud to announce her upcoming certification in the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal ...

Getting a filling is a common dental procedure that is used to treat cavities and protect teeth damaged by tooth decay. There are several types of filling material currently available to repair ...

Dr. Griffin Cole of the IAOMT discussing the study findings of elevated levels of mercury from amalgam dental fillings in the blood of 16 million Americans. CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE ...

Dating back at least to the 1980s, experts have debated the safety of metal “amalgam” cavity fillings, which contain a mixture of metals like silver, copper, nickel and—most alarmingly—mercury. The ...

Most of us have at least one amalgam filling – some have many more – and the fillings are widely used in the UK. But since January their use has been banned in the EU because the metal is ‘highly ...

Dental amalgam is a mixture of metals. About half of its weight is made up of a powdered alloy of silver, tin, and copper, with the other 50 percent being elemental mercury. Sometimes small amounts of ...

Dear Dr. Reitz: My 81-year-old father’s dentist is using silver amalgam to fill his cavities. I thought silver amalgam was no longer used by dentists because it poses a health risk. Should my father ...