Tooth fillings made with BPA tied to behavior issues.

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Tooth fillings made with BPA tied to behavior issues.

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Kids who get dental fillings made using BPA are more likely to have

behavior and emotional problems a few years later, according to a new

study. But the effect was small, and the lead researcher points out that

her team didn't measure BPA levels in particular.

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Dental Composite Restorations and Psychosocial Function in Children

* N. Maserejian,

* Felicia L. Trachtenberg,

* Russ Hauser,

* Sonja McKinlay,

* Shrader,

* Tavares,

* and C. Bellinger

Pediatrics peds.2011-3374; Published online July 16, 2012

(10.1542/peds.2011-3374)

* Abstract

<http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/07/11/peds.2011-3374.a\

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