February 12, 2017
Association between dental amalgam fillings and Alzheimer’s disease: a population-based cross-sectional study in Taiwan
Dental amalgam, a material for filling prepared cavities after removing caries, consists of about 50 % mercury [1]. Mercury vapor has been proven to be toxic to the central nervous system. In 2008, the European Commission asserted that there is no evidence showing negative effects on the human central nervous system when applying amalgam fillings as reported in previous studies.
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