The Safe Removal of Mercury Amalgam Dental Fillings.

The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) has created the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART) to protect dental patients, dental staff and the environment from the mercury generated during the removal of an amalgam filling. The IAOMT created the SMART recommendations based on years of patient demand, scientific research, occupational safety requirements, […]

New Research Links Dental Amalgam Mercury Fillings To Arthritis.

New research links arthritis to dental amalgam fillings. These silver-colored fillings are 50% mercury and are still used in, often in disadvantaged children and adults. In this new study, researchers David and Mark Geier report on a significant relationship between the number of dental amalgam filling surfaces and diagnoses of arthritis. They find that incidences […]