Effect of silicate, amalgam and cast gold on the gingiva.

Author: App GR

Source: J Prosth Dent

Year: 1961

Comment:

This study finds that dental amalgam restorations can cause oral inflammations.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“This report verifies the previous findings that silicate and amalgam restorations produce a chronic inflammation of the gingival sulcus epithelium. It also shows that cast gold restorations were well tolerated in the gingival sulcus area. The physical injury of cavity preparation adds another insult to the soft tissues, as demonstrated by the controls. This injury, however, is repaired within 30 days. The inflammation subsides, and the budding epithelial invaginations into the submucosa apparently subside to the normal microscopic anatomy of the dental epithelium. The mechanism of this sequence is well suited for future investigation.”

Citation:

App GR. Effect of silicate, amalgam and cast gold on the gingiva. J Prosth Dent. 1961; 11(3):522-32.