FDA Issues Final Regulation on Dental Amalgam

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final regulation classifying dental amalgam and its component parts ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ elemental mercury and a powder alloy?óÔé¼ÔÇØused 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.

Read the Press Release here.
The FDA’s website on dental amalgam has more information on the subject.
If you would like to read more about the subject, here are some citations from PubMed.