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What is an amalgram?
If you mean AMALGAM it is a mercury alloy often used in dental filings. :)
What type of substance is litmus?
Litmus is used to indicate the either the chemical to be used is acid or a base. so the substances that change colour like litmus are called INDICATORS. Methyl orange and phenolphthalein is also an indicator.
Does gold react with fruit juices?
Pure gold will not react to fruit juices. But 24ct gold is too soft for ordinary wear, so a gold ring will be alloyed with other metals to improve wear resistance. But it would be unusual for gold jewellery to react with common materials, for this problem is quite foreseeable. BUT, mercury will amalgamate with gold, and the amalgam must be physically be removed, probably by a jeweller.
What is paper used for today?
paper is used for writing on and can also be used for oragamy
When was science used or is being used to make decisions?
It's used when predicting the weather, learning about what happened on the earth before there were humans, its used in computers, its used to learn more about the human body. Science is used for A LOT!
What is an amalgam restoration?
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.
What metals are used in the alloys for Amalgam?
Silver amalgam for dental fillings is made from mercury and silver. The amalgam used for the reflective properties of a mirror is made from silver and tin.
Why is a acorn burnisher used in an amalgam?
The acorn burnisher is very useful for putting occlusal anatomy on the amalgam filling while the amalgam is still soft.
What is the material used for retrofilling?
Amalgam
What is the definition of the word amalgam?
The general definition of the word amalgam is any mixture of things. Specifically, the word amalgam is usually used to refer to mixtures that contain mercury. These mixtures are often used by the dental industry for fillings.
Amalgam is used in filling of cavity how many solutes and solvents are present in it?
Amalgam is a mixture of mercury with other metals.
What element is used to make amalgam?
mercury
What are various type of solid solutions in dentistry?
One of them is amalgam. In dentistry, amalgam is an alloy of mercury with various metals used for dental fillings, most commonly silver-amalgam.
Why is amalgam used?
It is used for fillings because it tastes nice
What is a DO amalgam?
DO amalgam is a type of restoration used to repair a tooth that has been damaged by dental decay or a fracture. Amalgam is the material used, commonly called "silver fillings". DO refers to the surfaces of the tooth that the amalgam will occupy. D = distal (think 'back'.) O = occlusal (think 'biting') Therefore, this is a two surface silver filling.
Is amalgam or composite stronger?
Amalgam
When an alloy contains mercury as a component metal is called an?
Amalgam is a compound cotaining mercury
