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Solvent: mercury solute, other metals, nowadays mostly silver, copper
The dentist filled my cavity with a silver amalgam.
The solvent in dental amalgam is mercury. Mercury is used to bind together the powdered metals in dental amalgam to form a strong and durable filling material.
Amalgam is not a solution, it is an alloy of Mercury and silver. Depending on the amount of mercury present in the alloy, amalgam is solid or liquid at room temperature.
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Solvent: mercury solute, other metals, nowadays mostly silver, copper
The dentist filled my cavity with a silver amalgam.
The solvent in dental amalgam is mercury. Mercury is used to bind together the powdered metals in dental amalgam to form a strong and durable filling material.
In 1833 the Crawcour brothers, two Frenchmen, brought amalgam to the United States, and in 1844 it was reported that fifty percent of all dental restorations placed in upstate New York consisted of amalgam.[5] However, at that point the use of dental amalgam was declared to be malpractice, and the American Society of Dental Surgeons (ASDS), the only US dental association at the time, forced all of its members to sign a pledge to abstain from using the mercury fillings.[6] This was the beginning of what are known as the first dental amalgam war.[7] - excerpt wikipedia.
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.
In dental fillings, the solvent is typically a resin or adhesive material that helps to bind the filling to the tooth structure. The solute consists of various materials such as composite resins, glass ionomer, or amalgam, which provide the filling's bulk and properties. Together, they create a durable restoration that can withstand the forces of chewing and restore tooth function.
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.
An amalgam of mercury with another metal. Amalgam as used in teeth with such metals as silver, copper, tin, zinc or indium being mixed with mercury
One of them is amalgam. In dentistry, amalgam is an alloy of mercury with various metals used for dental fillings, most commonly silver-amalgam.
Amalgam used in dental fillings typically consists of approximately 50% to 70% mercury as the solvent, and a mixture of silver, tin, copper, and other metals as solutes. Thus, there are multiple solutes and one solvent in dental amalgam.
In 1833 the Crawcour brothers, two Frenchmen, brought amalgam to the United States, and in 1844 it was reported that fifty percent of all dental restorations placed in upstate New York consisted of amalgam.[5] However, at that point the use of dental amalgam was declared to be malpractice, and the American Society of Dental Surgeons (ASDS), the only US dental association at the time, forced all of its members to sign a pledge to abstain from using the Mercury fillings.[6] This was the beginning of what are known as the first dental amalgam war.[7] - excerpt wikipedia.