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During a dental examination in March earlier this year I noted a large amalgam filling I placed in a lower molar tooth some 24 years ago (Figure 1) and wondered what some of the large composite restorations I am placing now will look like in another 24 years. Sadly, unless I am still working when I am 83 years-old, I won’t be around to find out.
With Minimata and the reduction in the use of amalgam I thought I would like to pay my respects to what was, in my humble opinion, a very successful, and relatively cheap, dental material. This prompted me to pen a little ditty, which I hope makes your readers chuckle.
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