A 65-year-old healthy man presented for a hygiene visit and exam with a large, failing distal-occlusal amalgam on tooth #20, a mesial marginal ridge fracture, mesial recurrent decay, and buccal cuspal ...

There is a need to study suitable alternatives to amalgam for use in primary teeth. This was a comparative study to evaluate the performance of Dyract and amalgam for restoration of minimal proximal ...

July 29, 2011 — Repairs of amalgam restorations can endure for at least 7 years, report investigators from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in the July issue of Journal of the American Dental ...

In restorative dentistry, the preservation of natural tooth structure remains a primary objective, aligned with the principles of minimally invasive dentistry. This case study highlights the ...

Mercury alloyed with a number of metals forms amalgam, which is primarily used for dental fillings. The common constituents of amalgam are mercury, tin, silver, copper, and other trace metals. The use ...