Many people are now having their dental amalgam, or silver, fillings removed over concerns about the mercury used in them — but should you?

Sept. 13, 2006 — -- Like millions of Americans, Lauri Grossman has cavities. "I certainly had my share of silver fillings in my mouth," Grossman said. "Silver," or amalgam fillings, aren't really ...

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 ...

Silver amalgam fillings, which have plugged American cavities for more than 150 years, have lost their luster over the past couple of decades thanks to the rise of more attractive tooth-colored ...

Amalgam dental fillings contain mercury. For decades there has been a debate over whether the fillings are safe. A year and a half ago, the FDA ruled the fillings safe, but an advisory panel met to ...

Studies show too much mercury exposure can affect brain and kidney function. For 150 years, dentists have used a mercury-based silver amalgam to fill cavities. But is it safe? Andrea Kontos said she ...

The nations of the world have enacted an end to dentistry's notorious and toxic amalgam era. On 7 November, without dissent, they amended the Minamata Convention on Mercury to stop the use of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Rita Aaron got her ...

A new study adds to evidence that mercury-containing dental fillings do not harm children's brain development, as some have feared. Silver fillings, called amalgams, have been used to treat cavities ...

The debate over whether mercury in dental fillings can leach out and cause a wide range of health problems — from multiple sclerosis and cancer to Alzheimer's disease — refuses to die down. The ...

Two long-awaited, government-funded studies found no evidence that dental fillings containing mercury can cause IQ-lowering brain damage or other neurological problems in children. Children with such ...