The Mercury in Our Mouths
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Silver linings: Holes in federal dental amalgam research are as common as cavities
Earlier this week, people with mouths across America were stunned to hear that the lifelong recommendation to floss one’s teeth goes unsupported by research - yet another case testing the assumption that the federal government knows best when it comes to caring for and treating our human bodies. Add to the list the ever-ongoing concerns surrounding one of the most controversial dental elements ever to be used: mercury.
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CDC Reports, complaints, etc. re: dental amalgam, 1990 - 2015
Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States of America
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FDA Adverse Event Reports, dental amalgam, 1993 - 2003
Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Food and Drug Administration of the United States of America
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FDA MAUDE MW4002086 files re: free mercury/dental amalgams
Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Food and Drug Administration of the United States of America
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FDA studies on dental amalgams
Beryl Lipton sent this request to the Food and Drug Administration of the United States of America