Health: Are you sick to; the back teeth?; Chances are you've got some...

The Mirror (London, England);  April 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Frances Ive For more than 100 years, amalgam fillings have been made up of a mixture of...other organs. Is mercury released from amalgam fillings and if so is it harmful? It's been...the air inside a mouth containing amalgam fillings always has mercury vapour in it, particularly...

Dentists debate safety of mercury amalgam fillings

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  October 5, 2006 ;     680 words ......health officials have ruled mercury amalgam fillings to be safe for the general public...don't want them," she said about the amalgam fillings. "In terms of aesthetics, they don...having the mercury in their mouths." Amalgam fillings by weight are about 50 percent mercury...

Finding a silver lining|Dentists debate safety of mercury amalgam fillings

Courier News (Elgin, IL);  September 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ......safety of the material used in mercury amalgam fillings.|Dr. Jean O'Banion prepares work on...health officials have ruled mercury amalgam fillings to be safe for the general public...don't want them," she said about the amalgam fillings. "In terms of aesthetics, they don...

Attorneys for Activist Organizations and Individuals Sue American Dental...

PR Newswire;  June 13, 2001 ;     278 words ......12 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Dental Association and its California...consumers into thinking amalgam fillings are made of silver, when...use of mercury in dental amalgam fillings. Plaintiffs in one of the...mercury toxicity from mercury amalgam fillings. The second ...

American Dental Association gag rule.(Shorts)

Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine;  June 1, 2007 ;     619 words ......its inception, the American Dental Association (ADA...maintained that mercury amalgam fillings are safe. The organization...piece, he wrote, The American Dental Association has steadfastly...that the removal of amalgam fillings cures and/or alleviates...criticize ...

Hearings held on proposals to ban amalgam fillings

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  April 6, 2005 ;     199 words ......Hearings held on proposals to ban amalgam fillings Byline: From staff reports Edition...many dentists argue that the silvery amalgam fillings are durable and safe and should remain...has twice rejected attempts to ban amalgam fillings. It did require Maine dentists to...

U.S. Says Amalgam Fillings Still Safe; NIH Awaits Results of 2 Major...

The Washington Post;  November 15, 2002 ;     341 words ......cavities that may settle lingering public doubts. Amalgam fillings, sometimes called silver fillings, are made of a...health of more than 1,000 children given either amalgam fillings or a mercury-free kind are to end, said NIH dental...the use of those [mercury-free] alternatives?" The ...

Amalgam fillings and mercury levels.(Letters to the Editor)

Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine;  August 1, 2007 ;     78 words ......propose a simple experiment to resolve the issue. Make amalgam fillings with a rare isotope of mercury, such as 196 Hg, which has...ration of 196 Hg would be directly attributable to the amalgam fillings. Richard Gray 11147 Woodley Ave. Granada Hills, California...

Dentist buys out chain in move to put some bite in growth plan.(Sam Jaffe,...

Crain's Cleveland Business;  March 12, 2001 ;     363 words ...The co-founder and president of American Dental Centers Inc. has taken sole ownership...Guren founded Mayfield Heights-based American Dental in 1975, acquired Dr. Guren's stake...to carry out his growth plans for American Dental, which currently owns dental offices...

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuits...

PR Newswire;  February 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......behalf of purchasers of the securities of American Dental Partners, Inc. ( American Dental ) between August 10, 2005 and December...the Class Period ). If you purchased American Dental securities during the Class Period, you...

STUDIES EVALUATE HEALTH EFFECTS OF DENTAL AMALGAM FILLINGS IN CHILDREN

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ......to evaluate the safety of placing amalgam fillings, which contain mercury, in the teeth...that millions of children receive amalgam fillings each year. And yet, nearly all of...teeth but no previously placed dental amalgam fillings. Each child was randomly assigned...

Safety of dental amalgam fillings still questionable

New Straits Times;  August 10, 2001 ;     510 words ......Times 08-10-2001 Safety of dental amalgam fillings still questionable Byline: S.M. Mohamed...Dentists have debated the safety of amalgam fillings for over a century. Recently, two...the face of evidence that mercury amalgam fillings have had an adverse effect on health...

PANEL TO HEAR CONCERNS ON FILLINGS< A HOULTON DENTIST WILL ASK LAWMAKERS...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  February 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ......parted ways with the American dental establishment and...putting mercury amalgam fillings into the mouths...study found that amalgam fillings do release small...not use mercury amalgam fillings without certifying...

I thought mercury in my fillings was poisoning me. But taking them out...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ......my teeth, I listened. After all, I had more than a dozen amalgam fillings. My doctor friend explained why there could be a connection...looked at the possible dangers, my friend had had her own amalgam fillings removed and replaced with non-mercury substitutes, and...

Studies unlikely to end dispute on amalgam fillings

New Haven Register;  April 19, 2006 ;     576 words ......and forth between dentists and vociferous opponents of amalgam fillings, an oral health expert said Tuesday. The reports in...replace decayed tooth enamel and dentin. About 70 million amalgam fillings are placed annually by dentists in the United States, according to the American ...