The European Union banned mercury amalgam fillings to protect the environment. Should you worry about protecting your health, too? By Justin R. Silverman When the European Union adopted a ban on ...

Michelle Uss credits her dentist for giving her back her life -- but not because he stopped an infection from spreading or spotted an incipient tumor. Rather, Mark Breiner, D.D.S., removed nine silver ...

It has been more than a year since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked dentists to stop using amalgam—the familiar silver-colored material used to fill cavities—in children and other “high ...

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