Resumo

SANTOS, Danielle Tiburcio; DIAS, Katia Regina Hostilio Cervantes  e  SANTOS, Márcia P. Alves dos. Dental amalgam and its role in current dentistry. Rev. Bras. Odontol. [online]. 2016, vol.73, n.1, pp. 64-68. ISSN 1984-3747.

The Silver Amalgam (SA) is a restorative material established by custom in dentistry. Although in recent years there has been a greater demand for esthetic restorations, when considering issues related to the effectiveness, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, particularly in Public Health, the SA, when indicated, remains the material of choice for intra-coronary posterior restorations. There is a global trend to ban the use of SA due to the toxicity of mercury to the environment and to human health, but have no scientific evidence of this. Specifically, there is need for the management of chemical waste SA. Thus, the aim of this study is to review the literature on the SA waste management and collaborate in this direction by proposing a guide.

Palavras-chave : dental amalgam; environment; dental waste; waste management; protocols..