Today, several dental filling materials are available. Teeth can be filled with gold; porcelain; silver amalgam (which consists of mercury mixed with silver, tin, zinc, and copper); or tooth ...

There are several types of filling material currently available to repair cavities, including tooth-colored composite fillings and silver-colored amalgam fillings, which contain liquid (elemental ...

Should you worry about protecting your health, too? By Justin R. Silverman When the European Union adopted a ban on dental amalgam fillings earlier this year, its aim was to eliminate one of the ...