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The tooth-amalgam interaction.

N K Sarkar·R A Fuys·C M Schoenfeld·L M Armstrong·J W Stanford
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The interaction between tooth and amalgam during in vitro corrosion of dental amalgams has been studied in this investigation. Extracted teeth have been restored with five commercial amalgams, one of which was gamma 2 -free and the others contained the gamma 2-phase. The restored teeth were immersed in a 1% NaC1 solution for 9 months. Post corrosion restorations have been examined by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray microanalysis. The results are: (1) gamma 2-containing amalgam surfaces were covered with Ca-Sn-P-rich corrosion products of various morphology which occasionally contained relatively low concentrations of C1 and/or Zn; (2) the corrosion products on the gamma 2-free amalgam surface indicated relatively high concentrations of Hg in addition to Ca, p, Sn, Cu, and Zn. These results agree with the past observations that corrosion of amalgam restorations is not an isolated process. Rather it may involve reactions of the restoration and the surrounding oral environment including tooth and oral fluids in which interactions of Sn, Zn, Hg, Ca and P take place.

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CalciumChemical PhenomenaChemistry, PhysicalCorrosionDental AmalgamHumansPhosphorusTinToothComparative StudyJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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N K Sarkar, R A Fuys, C M Schoenfeld, L M Armstrong, J W Stanford. 1981. The tooth-amalgam interaction.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2842.1981.tb00514.x

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