Introduction

The European Commission asked its independent Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) to provide a risk assessment on dental amalgam and alternatives such as resin-based composites, glass ionomer cements, ceramics and gold alloys to update the SCENIHR’s 2008 Opinion in light of new developments and data.

 


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The safety of dental amalgam and alternative dental restoration materials for patients and users
Rodríguez-Farre E, Testai E, Bruzell E, De Jong W, Schmalz G, Thomsen M, Hensten A
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2016 Aug; 79: 108-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.12.015

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