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  • Title: [Management of wastes from dental amalgam by dentists in Burkina Faso and Morocco].
    Author: Chala S, Sawadogo A, Sakout M, Abdallaoui F.
    Journal: Odontostomatol Trop; 2012 Dec; 35(140):31-7. PubMed ID: 23513510.
    Abstract:
    Dental amalgam is a metallic restorative material that is used for direct filling of carious lesions since many years. The use of this material generates solid and particulate wastes that present potential challenges to the environment. This study was carried out to assess amalgam use and waste management protocols practiced by Moroccan and Burkinabe dentists. A cross-sectional study was made of 79 in Rabat, Sale and Temara in Morocco and 56 in Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina-Faso. The results showed that 69.5% of dental amalgam waste in Morocco vs 49.9% in Burkina-Faso was disposed with household waste which is a problem for both the environment and a risk to human being. Proper methods of dental amalgam waste disposal should be carried out to prevent indirect mercury poisoning for human.
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