Dental restorations today are primarily performed using mercury amalgam
Dental restorations today are primarily performed using composite resins rather than mercury amalgam, as supported by numerous studies documenting a global shift toward tooth-colored materials.
The retrieved literature consistently shows that composite resin restorations have overtaken mercury amalgam as the primary choice in both dental education and clinical practice across multiple countries, effectively refuting the claim that amalgam remains the primary material used today.
Gilad Ben‐Gal, Ervin I. Weiss. Trends in Material Choice for Posterior Restorations in an Israeli Dental School: Composite Resin Versus Amalgam. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.0022-0337.2011.75.12.tb05219.x
Demonstrates that posterior composite resin restorations outnumber amalgam restorations in the United States and show increasing dominance in dental school settings.
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L Alreshaid, W El-Badrawy, G Kulkarni, M J Santos, A Prakki. Resin Composite Versus Amalgam Restorations Placed in United States Dental Schools.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.2341/22-007-C
Confirms that resin composite restorations have been placed significantly more frequently than amalgams in United States dental schools since 2009.
L Alreshaid, W El-Badrawy, H P Lawrence, M J Santos, A Prakki. Composite versus Amalgam Restorations Placed in Canadian Dental Schools.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.2341/20-212-C
Shows that resin composite materials became dominant over amalgam in Canadian dental school clinics beginning in 2013.
Mai E Khalaf, Qasem D Alomari, Ridwaan Omar. Factors relating to usage patterns of amalgam and resin composite for posterior restorations--a prospective analysis.. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2014.04.010
Indicates that general dentists predominantly choose tooth-colored resin composite restorations over amalgam in routine clinical practice.
Rimah Nassar, Tali Chackartchi, Haim Doron, Jonathan Mann, Mordechai Findler, Guy Tobias. Use of Amalgam and Composite Restorations Among 12-Year-Old Children in Israel: A Retrospective Study.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10120833
Observes a significant decline in amalgam use alongside a marked increase in composite resin restorations in pediatric dental practices.
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