Nope! They are like a normal tattoo - confined to one area, they cannot spread by themselves. However, multiple amalgams may result in a person having more than one. New ones may appear if old amalgams are replaced, new amalgams are placed or if a tooth with an amalgam is extracted.
If you have fillings in your teeth, you may have amalgam stains on your gums. ( sometimes referred to amalgam tattoos. Consult with your Dentist for a biopsy to be absolutely sure.
Amalgam
The dentist filled my cavity with a silver amalgam.
The amalgam of mercury was very heavy.
Amalgam Digital was created in 2006.
An amalgam tray typically contains items such as amalgam carrier, condensers, carvers, burnishers, and a cotton plier for placement, condensing, carving, and shaping amalgam during dental procedures.
Creole is an amalgam of native languages and French.
An amalgam is prepared by mixing mercury with a metal.
The acorn burnisher is very useful for putting occlusal anatomy on the amalgam filling while the amalgam is still soft.
An amalgam tattoo is a flat bluish-grey lesion of the oral mucosa wihch results from amalgam particles going into the soft tissue.
An amalgam restoration is a filling made of a combination of metals, including silver, tin, copper, and mercury. It is a durable and long-lasting material commonly used to fill cavities in teeth. The mercury in the amalgam is mixed with the other metals to form a safe and stable compound.
A curious amalgam of images crystallized on a translucent screen.