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Health Canada: The Safety of Dental Amalgam - stats that dentists should avoid the use of amalgam in individuals with an allergic hypersensitivity to mercury, but that a total ban on amalgam is not justified.
Position Paper on Amalgam Fillings - 2002 statement from the National Council Against Health Fraud arguing that amalgam use is safe and offering recommendations for consumers, dental groups, and legislators.
What is Dental Amalgam? - overview of the mixture of mercury, silver, tin, and copper which dentists use to fill cavities. From the Academy of General Dentistry.
Micromercurial Maze - examines low-dose poisoning from mercury, palladium, and other substances in dental amalgams and bridges.
Dental Amalgam Issue - describes the dental amalgam issue and presents abstracts of scientific documents pertaining to mercury leaking out of amalgam.
American Dental Association (ADA) Statement on Dental Amalgam - argues that no valid scientific evidence has ever shown that amalgam causes harm to patients.
Environmental Health Policy Committee: Dental Amalgam - extensive 1993 report reviewing the use, benefits, and potential risks of dental amalgam.
Environmental Health Policy Committee: Dental Amalgam and Alternative Restorative Materials - 1997 update reviewing the progress of research and regulation, trends in the use of dental amalgam, and future directions.
Dental Materials in Your Mouth - presents information based on the work of Dr. Hal A. Huggins, linking toxic ingredients in dental materials with health problems.
FAQ - Amalgam-related Illness - Amalgam-related Illness

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