FDA to reexamine use of mercury in dental fillings

Prodded by activists, the agency is reviewing the evidence used to declare that the amount of mercury in dental amalgam is 'not high enough to cause harm' to patients.Prodded by consumer and dental activists, the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the scientific evidence underlying its pronouncement less than 18 months ago that dental fillings containing mercury do not cause harm to patients.

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