Advertisement
Written by the OrganizedWisdom Team with as the reviewer. All original content is supervised by the The OrganizedWisdom Medical Review Team
healthleader.uthouston.edu
1 of 0
Silver fillings, or amalgams as dentists refer to them, are made of alloy that usually contains combinations of silver, copper, tin and mercury. So when the media start talking about the dangers of mercury, amalgam is almost always mentioned as a possible source of mercury poisoning in humans, a claim which is absolutely false, according to dental professionals.
Advertisement
This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.
© 2012 OrganizedWisdom.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
OrganizedWisdom does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you
may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.
As Seen In
