After a ten-year legal battle, those supporting the position that dental amalgam filling materials containing mercury are dangerous are claiming victory. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a statement on its website: "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems
of developing children and fetuses." The agency posted the revised assessment online as part of a settlement with consumer advocates. The FDA also committed to issuing special controls on mercury fillings in July, 2009. Those controls could range from giving patients information to adding warnings prohibiting use of the fillings in some people. At the same time, the American Medical Association (AMA) is publishing research results that offer some reassurance that amalgam fillings are safe. And so the controversy continues:"Mercury teeth fillings may harm some: U.S. FDA"
by Susan Heavey
"Mercury Fillings: Are They Safe?: Two New Studies Show No Detection of Cognitive Damage"
by Joy Victory
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