Dental Materials

a mixture of two or more metals

reaction that occurs when silver based alloy is mixed with mercury

restorative material composed of silver based alloy mixed with mercury

irregularly shaped particles formed by shaving fine particles from an alloy ingot

ALLOY particles produced as small SPHERES

mixture of lathe cut and spherical alloys

a chemical reaction between tin in the sivler based alloy and mercury that causes corrosion in the amalgam

oxidation affecting a thin layer of a metal at its surface. Not as destructive as corrosion

oxidation from interaction of two dissimilar metals in the presence of a solution containing electrolytes (such as saliva) it results in breakdown of the amalgam

gradual change in the shape of a restoration caused by compression from occlusino or adjacent teeth (such a creeper..)

mechanical device used to mix the silver based alloy particles with mercury to produce amalgam

define thaumatology