FDA Issues Final Regulation on Dental Amalgam.

Author: United States Food and Drug Administration.

Source: FDA Press Announcements

Year: 2009

Comment:

On July 28, 2009, the FDA announced that it was classifying dental mercury amalgam in Class II, thus not requiring proof of safety.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final regulation classifying dental amalgam and its component parts – elemental mercury and a powder alloy—used in dental fillings. While elemental mercury has been associated with adverse health effects at high exposures, the levels released by dental amalgam fillings are not high enough to cause harm in patients.”

Citation:

United States Food and Drug Administration. Press Announcements: FDA Issues Final Regulation on Dental Amalgam [press release]. July 28, 2009.  http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/Pressannouncements/ucm173992.htm.