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

There is a need to study suitable alternatives to amalgam for use in primary teeth. This was a comparative study to evaluate the performance of Dyract and amalgam for restoration of minimal proximal ...

Dental amalgam is a mixture of metals. About half of its weight is made up of a powdered alloy of silver, tin, and copper, with the other 50 percent being elemental mercury. Sometimes small amounts of ...

GENEVA, Nov. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nations of the world have enacted an end to dentistry's notorious and toxic amalgam era. On 7 November, without dissent, they amended the Minamata Convention ...

Most of us have at least one amalgam filling – some have many more – and the fillings are widely used in the UK. But since January their use has been banned in the EU because the metal is ‘highly ...

Mercury is a poison that's more toxic than arsenic. So why is it still an ingredient in dental fillings? The campaign against amalgam fillings - made with a mixture of mercury and other metals, and ...