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    In dentistry, amalgam is an alloy of mercury used to fill teeth cavities. It is made by mixing a combination of liquid mercury and particles of solid metals...
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  • up amalgam or amalgama in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amalgam most commonly refers to: Amalgam (chemistry), mercury alloy Amalgam (dentistry), material...
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    form amalgams with mercury, the notable exceptions being iron, platinum, tungsten, and tantalum. Silver-mercury amalgams are important in dentistry, and...
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    This discussion of the dental amalgam controversy outlines the debate over whether dental amalgam (the mercury alloy in dental fillings) should be used...
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  • Holistic dentistry, also called biological dentistry, biologic dentistry, alternative dentistry, unconventional dentistry, or biocompatible dentistry, is the...
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  • with resin adhesives. Unlike silver fillings (amalgams) they are entirely free of mercury. Cosmetic dentistry has evolved to cover many new procedures and...
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    Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study...
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  • outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dentistry and oral health: Dentistry – branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis...
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    extracted, as may occur in "quadrant dentistry" Apicectomies are common causes of amalgam tattoo, since the amalgam is being placed inside the alveolus...
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  • November 29, 2014) was an American alternative dentistry advocate and campaigner against the use of dental amalgam fillings and other dental therapies that...
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  • is generally called a tooth preparation. Materials used may be gold, amalgam, dental composites, glass ionomer cement, or porcelain, among others. Preparations...
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  • placing an amalgam filling, amalgam tattoo can result. Satish Chandra; Shaleen Chandra; Girish Chandra (2007). Textbook of operative dentistry (with MCQs)...
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    thin, 6-inch (150 mm) square sheet, usually latex or nitrile, used in dentistry to isolate the operative site (one or more teeth) from the rest of the...
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    associated with dentistry. When amalgam fillings are drilled for height adjustment, repair or replacement, some mercury-containing amalgam is inevitably...
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  • Maryland. United States portal Medicine portal Amalgam (dentistry) Dentistry Publications - History of Dentistry Archived 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine-...
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  • portal Medicine portal Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) American Student Dental Association Amalgam (dentistry) American Society of Dental Surgeons (ASDS)...
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    In dentistry, a crown or a dental cap is a type of dental restoration that completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. A crown may be needed...
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    Greene Vardiman Black (category American dentistry academics)
    was one of the founders of modern dentistry in the United States. He is also known as the father of operative dentistry. Black was born near Winchester...
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  • burden created by dentistry, there are a few practices we can do: blue bin recycling amalgam separator to separate silver amalgam from waste water and...
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  • Eco-friendly dentistry (also called environmentally friendly dentistry, green dentistry or sustainable dentistry) aims at reducing the detrimental impact...
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    Dentistry website. Page accessed August 14, 2006. Summit, James B., J. William Robbins, and Richard S. Schwartz. "Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry:...
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    Bonwill, a medical practitioner. He finished in 1866 with a degree in dentistry at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and then studied medicine...
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    metal used in amalgam dental fillings and their interactions with the electrolytes in saliva. Other than individual sensitivity to amalgam, which can produce...
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  • Dental pertains to the teeth, including dentistry. Topics related to the dentistry, the human mouth and teeth include: Contents:  Top 0–9 A B C D E F G...
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  • Dental material (category Restorative dentistry)
    Dental products are specially fabricated materials, designed for use in dentistry. There are many different types of dental products, and their characteristics...
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  • has been removed. Due to prolonged practice in the field of dentistry and working with amalgam there is a significant exposure to mercury among professionals...
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  • Atraumatic restorative treatment (category Dentistry procedures)
    international group of experts in cariology, restorative and paediatric dentistry as an option to treat decayed primary and permanent teeth with decay where...
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  • outline the main uses of cements in dental procedures. Unlike composite and amalgam restorations, cements are usually used as a temporary restorative material...
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    brushing. Heasman P (24 May 2013). Master Dentistry: Volume 2: Restorative Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics. Elsevier Health Sciences...
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  • Tooth whitening (category Dentistry procedures)
    stability. Dental amalgam – exposure to carbamide peroxide solutions increase mercury release for one to two days. The release of amalgam components is said...
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