Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Dental Fillings

Dental Fillings

FDA hearings on mercury dental fillings attracts demonstrators in Gaithersburg

Amanda Just demonstrates against mercury in dental fillings Tuesday morning before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration committee hearing on a related topic at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn.[...]

FDA Reconsidering Safety of Dental Amalgams

An FDA panel met today to begin hearing testimony regarding the agency's position that dental fillings that contain mercury pose no danger to the public.[...]

Dental Fillings & Mercury? Dental Fillings Checked Again
Dental fillings are being looked into to see whether mercury in the fillings could pose a health risk, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA currently states that mercury fillings are safe. An advisory panel will meet this week to reexamine the basis[...]
FDA To Reexamine Use Of Mercury In Dental Fillings
Prodded by activists, the agency is reviewing the evidence used to declare that the amount of mercury in dental amalgam is 'not high enough to cause harm' to patients. Prodded by consumer and dental activists, the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the scientific evidence underlying its pronouncement less than 18 months ago that dental fillings containing mercury do not cause harm to.[...]
Dental Fillings: FDA to Reevaluate Mercury in Common Fillings

Dental fillings that contain mercury will be reviewed again by the FDA over their risk potential. Opponents say that mercury in dental fillings can cause illness in the long-term.[...]

FDA to reexamine metal dental fillings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators are seeking a second opinion on whether mercury-containing dental fillings pose a risk to dental patients, especially children and pregnant women.[...]

Waterford woman to attack mercury in dental fillings

Amanda Just of Waterford will finally be able to speak directly to federal regulators looking into the health effects of mercury in dental fillings.Just, who claims to have been made ill by mercury[...]

FDA Looks To Review Risks Of Mercury Dental Fillings

US health regulators are looking for a second opinion on whether dental fillings that contain mercury are a risk to dental patients, especially in children and pregnant women. Officials with the Food and Drug Administration said although there are no new scientific findings on the silver-colored cavity fillings, it wants feedback on methods it used last year to weigh available data and decide.[...]

US FDA to reexamine metal dental fillings

A second opinion is being sought on whether mercury-containing dental fillings pose a risk to patients, especially children and pregnant women.[...]

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