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FDA revisits use of mercury in tooth fillings

Less than 18 months after proclaiming amalgam dental fillings safe, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday begins rehearing evidence on one of the most controversial topics in dentistry - whether these so-called silver fillings are safe.

Professional organizations representing dentists say the amalgam - about 50 percent liquid mercury in a composition of powdered copper, tin and silver...

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