ch 9 keywords

a mixture of two or more metals

rxn 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 rxn btw tin in the silver-based alloy and mercury that caused 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 the breakdown of the amalgam

gradual change in the shape of a restoration caused by compression from occlusion or adjacent teeth

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