HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 29 (Health Day News) -- Traditional amalgam dental fillings containing mercury are safe for school-age children, two new studies find.

Nidhi Sharma - AHN Contributor Chicago, Il (AHN) – Studies show silver dental fillings used to fill cavities do not appear to cause brain damage in children even though the mercury in them is a known neurotoxin. The research involved 534 U.S. children ages six to 10 with cavities...

Silver fillings pose no risk of mercury poisoning, in children, according to new research. In recent years fears have been raised about safety of dental mercury fillings. In the 1980s scientists showed that amalgam continuously...

AP - Two long-awaited, government-funded studies found no evidence that dental fillings containing mercury can cause IQ-lowering brain damage or other neurological problems in children.

AP - THE FINDING: Two studies found no evidence that dental fillings containing mercury can cause brain damage in children.