Restorations placed with amalgam had the lowest failure rate in a new retrospective study of 300 primary molar restorations in children in Ireland. Composite and glass ionomer restorations trailed ...

There's a pervasive problem in restorative dentistry, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association (July 2011, Vol. 142:7, pp. 842-849): Too many dentists are replacing ...

The study examined the usage of amalgam for restoring posterior teeth in an Asian country using the nationwide health insurance database. Amalgam was still chosen as the filling material in half of ...

Silver tooth fillings have been placed in the mouths of Americans since before the Civil War, an inexpensive, durable and reliable material that helped form the foundation of modern dentistry. For ...