To treat a cavity your dentist will remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then "fill" the area on the tooth where the decayed material was removed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or ...

When you get a cavity filled, you may just assume that the fix will last indefinitely. In fact, though, fillings do have a limited lifespan. That said, a new dental material – and a new adhesive to ...

The debate over whether mercury in dental fillings can leach out and cause a wide range of health problems — from multiple sclerosis and cancer to Alzheimer's disease — refuses to die down. The ...

(CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday that silver dental fillings, known as dental amalgam, may cause health problems for some high-risk groups. The updated FDA guidance said ...

Dental fillings are far from being a pleasant experience, but right now they're necessary to fill cavities and prevent ...

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An international team of scientists have uncovered the earliest evidence of a technology we take for granted now - fillings for cavities. The archaeologists found evidence for a possible filling in a ...

Dating back at least to the 1980s, experts have debated the safety of metal “amalgam” cavity fillings, which contain a mixture of metals like silver, copper, nickel and—most alarmingly—mercury. The ...

Tooth sensitivity following the placement of a filling is fairly common. A tooth may be sensitive to pressure, air, sweet foods, or temperature. Usually, the sensitivity resolves on its own within a ...

18 months later she couldn't walk, lost feeling in her hands, started losing her vision, suffered heart palpitations and was slurring her words Doctors diagnosed Mrs Indermuhle with Multiple Sclerosis ...