Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Silver amalgam fillings can last about 15 years on average. The FDA ...

TIFF CHRIS THANK YOU. WELL, THE SAFETY OF SILVER FILLINGS IS MAKING HEADLINES AGAIN AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD HAVE THEM REMOVED. THIS COMES AFTER THE FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL RECOMMENDED AGAINST ...

Composite fillings show over 80% success in young children treated under general anesthesia. Bulk-fill methods reduce procedure time by 60% while maintaining high restoration quality. Material ...

The European Union banned mercury amalgam fillings to protect the environment. Should you worry about protecting your health, too? By Justin R. Silverman When the European Union adopted a ban on ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who get dental fillings made using BPA are more likely to have behavior and emotional problems a few years later, according to a new study. But the effect was small, ...

It has been more than a year since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked dentists to stop using amalgam—the familiar silver-colored material used to fill cavities—in children and other “high ...

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Are you a daily flosser? Or have you been avoiding the dentist since the 20th century? Either way, here are some major dental innovations over the past decade. Small cavities are manageable now ...

A dental crown is a tooth-shaped cap that replaces a damaged, cracked, chipped, or misaligned tooth. You might also need a crown if you have a cavity and there's not enough tooth left to hold a ...

Scientists in the U.K. have developed a new material that may allow them to grow teeth in the lab, which could provide an alternative to fillings and dental implants someday. When you purchase through ...

Many people are now having their dental amalgam, or silver, fillings removed over concerns about the mercury used in them. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo recommended against the use of ...

Each of these innovations is available widely, including at the School of Dentistry’s faculty practice clinic and its student and resident clinics. “This is one of the neatest things, which just has ...