RE: Studies find no evidence of harm from mercury in dental fillings (SDN April 24) Your Health and Fitness section led with nearly a full-page article released by the Associated Press and previously ...

Dental fillings (referred to as restorations) are a form of dental treatment performed to remove a cavity that has formed in a tooth and restore the tooth to its functional state. Some fillings are ...

Learn how dental fillings work, the different types available, and when alternatives like crowns or inlays may be needed.

Tooth sensitivity following the placement of a filling is fairly common. A tooth may be sensitive to pressure, air, sweet foods, or temperature. Usually, the sensitivity resolves on its own within a ...

Many people who have visited the dentist’s office have heard about or been exposed to tooth filling material, which many of us refer to as a “dental cement”. When a tooth develops a cavity or hole, ...