Dentists have been using dental amalgam to fill cavities for more than 150 years. Now one group is suing the FDA, claiming that people are getting sick and that silver fillings need to be banned. I ...

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

U.S. health regulators are seeking a second opinion on whether dental fillings containing mercury pose a risk to dental patients, especially children and pregnant women. Food and Drug Administration ...

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.

ldquo;I remember having to go through stuff as children do. Back then, that was over 50 years ago, I didn't know about flossing and things we do now. rdquo; Billie Odor, had silver fillings removed ...

Dating back at least to the 1980s, experts have debated the safety of metal “amalgam” cavity fillings, which contain a mixture of metals like silver, copper, nickel and—most alarmingly—mercury. The ...