Printing of mercury distribution on the surface of dental amalgams.

Author: Teixeira LC, Kammermeyer K, Johnson WW.

Source: Journal of the American Dental Association

Year: 1970

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Abstract / Excerpt:

Mercury, an essential element of dental amalgams, is not a stable material but one that vaporizes at ordinary temperatures. By use of a simple technique, printings were obtained from mercury amalgam specimens but were not obtainable from alloy-zinc control specimens. Unburnished and unpolished specimens yielded more intense printings than burnished and polished specimens.

Citation: Teixeira LC, Kammermeyer K, Johnson WW. Printing of mercury distribution on the surface of dental amalgams. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 1970; 81(5):1159-62.