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- noun Plural form of
amalgam .
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Dr. Steven Marsh stopped using silver fillings, known as amalgams, almost 15 years ago.
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Dr. Steven Marsh stopped using silver fillings, known as amalgams, almost 15 years ago.
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The remaining 35% of mercury usage is in scientific measuring instruments such as thermometers and barometers, and is combined with other metals and used for in fillings for teeth (called amalgams by dentists).
Mercury (element) 2009
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WASHINGTON - Old 'silver' dental fillings, also called amalgams, may not be as toxic as many people fear, according to a new study.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Randolph E. Schmid 2010
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WASHINGTON - Old 'silver' dental fillings, also called amalgams, may not be as toxic as many people fear, according to a new study.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Silver dental fillings not as toxic dental fillings, also called amalgams, may not be as toxic as many people gold, and go for silver ...
WN.com - Articles related to Chemical industry wants Federal Government to subsidise horticulture 2010
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Silver dental fillings not as toxic dental fillings, also called amalgams, may not be as toxic as many people gold, and go for silver ...
WN.com - Articles related to Cocaine or ecstasy consumption during adolescence ups addiction risk 2010
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Their work, just published in the American Chemical Society journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, shows that the surface forms of mercury in older "silver" fillings (also known as amalgams) may be less toxic than previously thought.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In the study, Graham George and colleagues note that mercury-based fillings, also called amalgams, have been used by dentists to repair teeth for well-over a century.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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The characters in my books are often 'amalgams' (sorry - that sounds a bit dentisty!) of people I come across or people I know - when I know I'm going to write about someone I go to great trouble to disguise their identity.
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