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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 ...

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“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...

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Ban on dental amalgam in the Philippines must be enforced, watchdog says

MANILA, Philippines: The safety of the use of amalgam in the mouth is one of the most controversial topics in modern dentistry, and the widely ratified ...

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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 ...

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Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury further strengthen phase-down approach to dental amalgam

GENEVA, Switzerland: To date, more than 100 countries have ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a global treaty to curb the effects of mercury on ...

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US dentists are using nearly half of country’s total mercury in products

CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., U.S.: Dental amalgam accounted for 46.8% of the total elemental mercury that was used to make products in the U.S. in 2018, a report by...

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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 ...

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Global mercury treaty to be put into force

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union, together with seven of its member states, has ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury and resultantly provided ...

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First FDI African Regional Dental Congress welcomes 800 participants

MARRAKESH, Morocco: Oral health professionals and scientists from Africa and around the world recently met in Marrakesh to attend the first FDI African ...

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