by Office | Oct 5, 2022 | Biocompatibility, Biological Dentistry
By Michael G. Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN If you were building a new house, would you be concerned about the materials being used to construct your home? Years ago, asbestos was used in insulation products, fireproofing, acoustical materials, and floor tiles. We now know...
by Office | Aug 24, 2022 | Mercury / Dental Amalgam
The past couple years have been great ones for mercury-free dentistry, starting with the FDA finally updating their guidance on a material they once insisted was safe for pretty much everyone. Today, they recommend against its use by certain groups who, collectively,...
by Office | Jun 8, 2022 | Mercury / Dental Amalgam
Our thanks to the office of fellow biologic dentist Dr. Sam Parsi out in San Diego for letting us share this post from their blog with minor modifications… Back in 2020, the FDA made a big, big change in their guidance on dental amalgam. For decades, they...
by Office | Oct 7, 2020 | Mercury / Dental Amalgam
It was a long time coming, but the FDA finally issued guidelines acknowledging that “silver” mercury amalgam fillings can and do pose a risk to human health. The agency now holds that some people “may be at greater risk for potential harmful health effects of mercury...
by Office | Nov 27, 2019 | Mercury / Dental Amalgam
Amid ever-growing awareness of the risk mercury amalgam poses to your health and the health of the environment, and with many other countries in the process of phasing it out, here in the states, the FDA has seemed stuck and silent on the issue. But last week, an FDA...
