Amalgam Fillings Don’t Affect Children’s Brain Development, Says Study in ADA Journal

Dental amalgam tooth fillings do not adversely affect children’s brain development and neurological status, researchers report in the February issue of “The Journal of the American Dental Association.”

The authors of the report–members of a joint team from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and the University of Washington, Seattle–studied the possible neurological effects of dental amalgam tooth restorations. Dental amalgam contains elemental mercury combined with other metals such as silver, copper, tin and zinc to form a safe, stable allow. Dental amalgam has been used for generations to fill decayed teeth that might otherwise have been lost.

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