[Patient care and dental ethics. III. The advice of an acupuncturist for the removal of dental amalgam].
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.
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Faculteit der Wijsbegeert van de Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam.
Eijkman
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D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000009:adverse effects; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D020878:Device Removal / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy
D003723:Dental Amalgam