Global PersPective on Dental caries, Prevention, anD treatment
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amalgam whenever possible, and environmental protection from dental materials use, including, obviously, impacts from Hg. A new general-purpose restorative material is needed as an amalgam alternative. This transition is reviewed from the point of view of international efforts at prevention, coordination of Hg management with a UNEP treaty, concern for adverse reactions from any treatments, and best-management practices with economic impacts in practice for diminishing amalgam use.
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