CHAMPION’S GATE, Fla., Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT):
Dental amalgam may cause mercury poisoning in genetically susceptible children, according to a report published February 1 in the peer-reviewed journal, Biometals. Ironically, this finding arises from several reanalyses of a key clinical trial that is cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as evidence for the safety of amalgam.