3 ms·In practice, that's a way to reduce claims rather than a way to encourage a particular filling material.by jessaustin 5y agoIn practice, that's a way to reduce claims rather than a way to encourage a particular filling material.astura 5y agoI think this is absolutely correct because very few dental offices still perform amalgam fillings at all.aidenn0 5y agoI have amalgam fillings from about 2010 because the dentist didn't offer me composite. My new dentist does only do composite.