Here is how long different types of fillings are expected to last before needing replacement. Silver amalgam fillings consist of a combination of metals that include silver, mercury, tin ...

Metal dental fillings leak mercury if they are exposed to a new powerful type of medical scan, scientists have found. They studied the effect of ultra-high-strength MRI - the latest in scanning ...

If you have metal fillings and you've accidently put tin foil in your mouth then you'll know it isn't a great feeling. The reason it hurts is because you get a galvanic shock which is when your ...

There are numerous dental filling materials available. Gold, porcelain, silver amalgam (mercury mixed with metallic silver, ...

The ban would prohibit the use of silver fillings or dental amalgam, with a move to mercury-free fillings. It could be introduced next year after the EU said mercury posed a "global and major ...