News tagged with dental fillings
BPA spikes 1,200 percent after eating canned soup: study
People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday.
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Babies absorb the most bisphenol A
The hormonally active substance bisphenol A is contained in many synthetic and packaging materials. As a result, the substance can find its way into the food chain and the human organism. Just who is exposed ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Older dental fillings contain form of mercury unlikely to be toxic
A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. It appears online in ACS' journal ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Form of Mercury in Older Dental Fillings Unlikely to be Toxic: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amid the on-going controversy over the safety of mercury-containing dental fillings, a University of Saskatchewan research team has shed new light on how the chemical forms of mercury at the surface of fillings ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 11, 2009 |
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FDA concludes mercury in dental fillings not risky
(AP) -- The government declared Tuesday that silver dental fillings contain too little mercury to harm the millions who've had cavities filled with them - including young children - and that only people allergic to mercury ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Nanotechnology may increase longevity of dental fillings
Tooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College of Georgia researcher hopes a new nanotechnology ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Stronger material for filling dental cavities has ingredients from human body
Scientists in Canada and China are reporting development of a new dental filling material that substitutes natural ingredients from the human body for controversial ingredients in existing “composite,” or ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Amalgam fillings are safe, but skeptics still claim controversy, researcher says
Dental amalgam has been proven safe and effective for years, yet unfounded controversy still surrounds it, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.
Apr 02, 2009 |
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