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Tue 02 Feb 2009Fillings debate rages on
The controversy surrounding the use of mercury in amalgam fillings seems set to run and run, reports SYLVIA THOMPSON
THE USE of mercury amalgams in tooth fillings is sometimes described as one of the oldest unresolved controversies in medicine. There are opposing sides each equally convinced of their arguments which often leave people with a lingering uncertainty about the safety of having a toxic metal in their mouths for decades on end.
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