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What You Should Know about Dental Amalgams
Q. What is dental amalgam?
A. Dental amalgam, commonly known as a silver filling, is a mixture of mercury and an alloy of silver, tin, and copper. The mixture is made up of 45-50% mercury. Mercury binds the metals in amalgam together to form a strong durable filling. Mercury is the only known substance that can bind the metals in such a way that they can be manipulated into a cavity.
Q. Is the mercury content within amalgam safe?
A. Yes, amalgam is not poisonous. When mercury is mixed with other metals, it
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