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In Asia, Japan is the only country that regulates the use of dental amalgam. Most European countries like the UK, Italy, and France have unrestricted use of dental amalgam. Other countries like Sweden have regulated or banned the use of mercury as a component in dental amalgam due to environmental and health issues. The Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate has a website that contains a report on the investigation regarding the general ban of dental amalgam. Countries like Germany and Austria place restrictions on the use of dental amalgam. Except for pregnant women, children, and people with kidney problems, the general public can use dental amalgam. In Norway, the use of dental amalgam was made illegal on January 2008.