The study examined the use 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 the ...

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 ...

Nonamalgam restorations were the most common in the primary teeth of children older than 5 and in the permanent teeth of adults younger than 40 in the U.S., according to a study published on April 25 ...

For many of us, having a dental cavity filled can be a frightening experience. Others take such dental repair in stride. Regardless of how you approach a trip to the dentist, you can take comfort in a ...