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Dental News
Amalgam and pregnancy: Mercury vapour limits exceeded in new study
LAKELAND, Fla., US: Although an increasing number of dentists and patients are choosing resin composites as restorative materials, amalgam is still widely ...
European Parliament bans dental amalgam
STRASBOURG, France: Amalgam is the restorative material of choice for many dentists. It is the gold standard of dental care. However, its popularity has ...
“Highly educated dental students mean lifelong tooth preservation”
Prof. Falk Schwendicke, head of the Department of Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin in...
Amalgam: Gone for good?
For about a century, dental amalgam has been the standard restorative material for posterior carious lesions. Given its ease of placement, its moisture ...
Cost-effectiveness of glass hybrids as restorative alternative proved for cervical lesions
BERLIN, Germany: A four-country randomised controlled clinical trial recently proved the clinical performance and superior cost-effectiveness of glass ...
Glass hybrid restoratives are cheaper, equally as effective as composites, study finds
BERLIN, Germany: The international phase-down of dental amalgam through the widely ratified Minamata Convention on Mercury means that it is necessary to ...
Study finds the use of amalgam in NZ is rapidly decreasing
DUNEDIN, New Zealand: A new study by researchers at the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry in Dunedin has shown that the use of mercury in dental ...
Study proves effectiveness of stainless-steel crowns in restoring permanent teeth
MILTON, Ontario, Canada: Dental crowns are available in a variety of materials, making it difficult for dentists to decide which material will best restore ...
Study reveals environmental impact of dental amalgam
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SPRING, Texas, U.S.: Mercury in dental amalgam is a hidden source of global mercury pollution, resulting from factors such as the ...
Mercury-free Philippines—One dentist is making a difference
QUEZON CITY, Philippines: The Philippines Chapter of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology was founded by Dr Lillian Lasaten-Ebuen in ...
COP2 focuses on dental amalgam
GENEVA, Switzerland: The second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP2) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury was held at the International ...
EU-endorsed dental amalgam reduction enters into effect
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Though fillings made with amalgam are generally considered to be safe for patients, studies have shown that dental amalgam may cause ...
High-strength MRI may cause mercury release from amalgam dental fillings
OAK BROOK, Ill., U.S./ANTALYA, Turkey: Exposure to ultrahigh -strength MRI may release toxic mercury from amalgam fillings in teeth, the Radiological ...
Study points to possible alternative to amalgam
BRASILIA, Brazil: When planning primary oral health care services, the cost implications of adopting new intervention practices are important. Despite the ...
US Environmental Protection Agency reinstate amalgam management ruling
WASHINGTON, USA: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule on the management of dental amalgam discharges into sewer systems. The ...
US agency reinstates rule on amalgam management
WASHINGTON, USA: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule on the management of dental amalgam discharges into sewer systems. The ...