SMART stands for the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique, a method used to safely remove amalgam fillings. Mercury fillings can be toxic for patients, causing neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s. Dentists who are trained in this method are said to be SMART certified. The International Academy...
As with most things in life, there is a right way and wrong way to complete a task. However, none is more critical to getting it right than mercury filling removal. Dental professionals acknowledge the silver amalgam dental fillings that have been used to repair...
For many decades, fillings used to repair the teeth have been made from dental amalgam, a mixture of metals that includes mercury. In recent years, though, new options have arisen. Many people choose to use these alternate materials in fillings because of concerns about the...