In the past, most of the filling materials used in dentistry were silver fillings, also referred to as amalgam fillings. Therefore, anyone who had a silver filling placed more than 10 years ago might ...

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 ...

Why the controversy around silver fillings? Mercury is what’s put in them, and it expands and contracts, and when you do that to a tooth over a long period of time, it “percolates.” After a while, ...

WASHINGTON – Silver dental fillings contain mercury, and the government for the first time is warning that they may pose a safety concern for pregnant women and young children. The Food and Drug ...

Q. I have been to my new dentist three times for cleaning only. I am 62 years old and have no problems that I am aware of. Every time I go, he wants to take out three silver fillings that were done ...

Silver fillings pose no risk to children from mercury poisoning, according to new research. Such fillings or amalgam have been used for 150 years, but in recent years fears have been raised about ...

Medical reporter Brie Zeltner will discuss this story at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday with WCPN FM/90.3's Eric Wellman on Tuesday Check-up. It is airing one day later this week due to the holiday.

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Millions of Americans have what was once called 'silver' fillings. They are known to contain mercury. While countries like Denmark, Norway and Sweden have banned the fillings, ...

Diane Watson has had a distinguished career in education and politics, and last year was elected to the House of Representatives, winning 75 percent of the vote in her Congressional district.