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Elements in marginal seals at amalgam-tooth interfaces.

E S Grossman·M J Witcomb·A Jodaikin
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X-ray micro-analysis was used to determine the elemental composition of the tooth, amalgam, and base material of ten aged, amalgam-restored, posterior teeth after they had been fractured across the amalgam-tooth interface. Subsequently, replicas were used to remove marginal seal material from each interface for examination by x-ray micro-analysis. The results show that P and Sn were present in all marginal seal material analyzed. Ca, Cl, Cu, Fe, S, and Zn were present in the marginal seals of various numbers of specimens.

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E S Grossman, M J Witcomb, A Jodaikin. 1986. Elements in marginal seals at amalgam-tooth interfaces.. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345860650072001

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