Using amalgam for dental fillings

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<span>Original text of the question(s):<br /> <br /> </span><span>How does the federal government assess the use of amalgam for dental fillings in view of the positive attitude of the Robert Koch Institute in particular (“Amalgam: Statement from an environmental medicine perspective”, October 2007) and Dr. Rainer Harhammer (“On the risk assessment of the dental filling material amalgam”, Federal Health Gazette 2001), but also the negative attitude of renowned scientists such as Prof. Dr. Franz Daschner and Dr. Joachim Mutter (Bundesgesundheitsblatt November 2007), who see a possible health risk from amalgam fillings as a given, which is also supported by the free use of plastic composites for pregnant women, and why, given the unclear findings on amalgam, the insured are not obligatorily informed extensively about possible Advice on filling materials and provided you with a mercury-free alternative material for the filling free of charge?</span> <span><br /> </span>

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