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Dental / Oral Health Headlines

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government declared Tuesday that silver dental fillings contain too little mercury to harm the millions who've had cavities filled with them - including young children - and that only people allergic to mercury need to avoid them.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder had emergency oral surgery Thursday to remove a cracked tooth.

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