Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd. 1992 Aug; 99(8): 290-1.

[Patient care and dental ethics. III. The advice of an acupuncturist for the removal of dental amalgam]

Strijbos S, Eijkman MA.

Faculteit der Wijsbegeert van de Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam.

On the advice of an acupuncturist a patient requests her dentist to remove her amalgam fillings which are of a good quality. The question is discussed whether there is a moral justification to gratify the wishes of the patient.