On: Has the lead-crime hypothesis been debunked?

[aidenn0]

My insurance only covers amalgam. If that is common, then those without the means to pay the difference are likely to end up with amalgam.

[jessaustin → aidenn0]

In practice, that's a way to reduce claims rather than a way to encourage a particular filling material.

[astura → jessaustin]

I think this is absolutely correct because very few dental offices still perform amalgam fillings at all.

[aidenn0 → astura]

I have amalgam fillings from about 2010 because the dentist didn't offer me composite. My new dentist does only do composite.