Haven&#x27;t amalgam fillings been phased out yet? At least in the Netherlands most dentists now use composites to fill cavities.<p>Wikipedia seems to suggest that the performance of those is comparable to amalgam: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dental_composite" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dental_composite</a><p>Cost also seems to be comparable, where composites may even be cheaper than amalgam, because of all the environmental issues surrounding the amalgam material.