Geneva, Nov 7, 2025 (AFP) - Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034

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2025-11-08

Countries agreed Friday to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change how dentistry is done around the world. At a conference in Geneva, signatories to a treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from mercury pollution decided to call time on mercury amalgams. Nations agreed "to end the use of dental amalgam by 2034, marking a historic milestone in reducing mercury po......

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