When your patients ask about mercury in amalgam.

Author: American Dental Association

Source: J Am Dent Assoc

Year: 1990

Comment:

This article expresses the ADA's suggestions for dentists' responses to patient questions about the mercury in dental amalgam.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“The strongest and most convincing support we have for the safety of dental amalgam is the fact that each year more than 100 million amalgam fillings are placed in the United States. And since amalgam has been used for more than 150 years, literally billions of amalgam fillings have been successfully used to restore decayed teeth.”

Citation:

American Dental Association. When your patients ask about mercury in amalgam. JADA. 1990; 120:395-8.