Six lives upended by mercury-filled teeth
This 2015 article about dental amalgam fillings by Greg Gordon of McClatchy News offers accounts of several people convinced mercury sickened them or a loved one. Click here to read the entire article.
Health officials kill proposal to curb mercury dental fillings
This 2015 article by Greg Gordon of McClatchy News explains how “health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it attacks the central nervous system – in treating Americans’ decayed teeth.” Click here [...]
Documentary Exposes Occupational Hazards of Mercury Dental Fillings
Premiers at Kansas City FilmFestKANSAS CITY, Mo., April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Do No Harm, LLC, the production company behind You Put What in My Mouth?, has announced that its independent film will be shown at the Kansas CityFilmFest on April 18-19, 2015You Put What in My Mouth? follows the lives of three health advocates [...]
"You Put What In My Mouth" Stories of Real People- Dental Professionals & Patients Harmed by Toxic Mercury Fillings!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Freya B. Koss, Publicist Phone: 610-649-2606, cell: 267-290-7685 E-mail frekoss@aol.com WYNNEWOOD, PA, March 18, 2015, "You Put What in My Mouth?" is a riveting new documentary that exposes the devastating health effects of dental mercury fillings to patients, dental staff and the global environment. For the first time ever, this [...]
Longevity of Posterior Composite Restorations
This authors of this 2014 research article conducted a search resulting in 12 longitudinal studies of direct posterior resin composite restorations with at least 5 years’ follow-up. They explain, “on average, posterior resin composite restorations show a good survival, with annual failure rates of 1.8% at 5 years and 2.4% after 10 years of service.” [...]
Strategies for Biocompatible Endodontics With Calcium Oxide (Endocal-10, Biocalex)
An introduction and technique manual for using calcium oxide in endodontic treatment. View Article: Strategies for Biocompatible Endodontics With Calcium Oxide
Biocompatibility of dental alloys used in dental fixed prosthodontics
This 2014 research article examines the biocompatibility of dental alloys. The authors explain, “This article presents a literature review on the biocompatibility of dental alloys. A PubMed database search was conducted for studies pertaining to the biocompatibility of dental alloys. The search was limited to peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1985 and 2013. Available [...]
24-month Evaluation of Amalgam and Resin-Based Composite Restorations
This authors of this 2014 research article analyzed data from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network to identify predictors of early failures of amalgam and resin-based composite (RBC) restorations. The authors explain, “The early failure rate of direct restorations in this study was 6.6% after an average follow-up of 24 months. There was no evident [...]
The European Commission 2014 Opinion on Environmental Risks of Dental Amalgam
Final Opinion on Environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury from dental amalgam (update 2014) The European Commission and its non-food Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) published the final opinion on Environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury from dental amalgam, of which the aim was to update the [...]
2014 Review of Physiological Effects of Fluoride Ingestion
ScientificWorldJournal. 2014 Feb 26;2014:293019. doi: 10.1155/2014/293019. eCollection 2014. Water fluoridation: a critical review of the physiological effects of ingested fluoride as a public health intervention. Peckham S, Awofeso N. Abstract Fluorine is the world's 13th most abundant element and constitutes 0.08% of the Earth crust. It has the highest electronegativity of all elements. Fluoride is [...]
