An amalgam tattoo is a flat bluish-grey lesion of the oral mucosa wihch results from amalgam particles going into the soft tissue.

no ....... amalgam tatoo is not chemically unstable .

silver amalgam is dental restoration in which there are 2 major components .

1st :- silver alloy which contains silver , cupper , zinc .

2nd :- mercury .

these 2 components have to be mixed togather to make a workable mix .

amalgam tattoo is caused by leaching of mercury from the restoration .

though mercury is harmful for th body , but the amount of mercury is negligeable to cause any reaction .

so dont worry .

dr. naman rana

Amalgam

An amalgam restoration is when a tooth is repaired using amalgam. Usually, the amalgam is used to fill a hole that is found in a tooth.

Amalgam is a compound cotaining mercury