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Maturity
is only a short break in
adolescence
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Objective
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Why Amalgam?
Inexpensive?
Ease of use
Proven track record
>100 years Indium
Familiarity
Strong & can withstand the forces
of chewing
Filling can be completed in one Tin
visit
Resin-free Palladium
Less allergies than
composite
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Zinc Copper5
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Basic Setting Reactions
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Setting Reaction
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Basic Composition
• spherical
or a combination
Matrix
Ag Hg called gamma 1
2 3
cement
Sn Hg called gamma 2
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voids
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Conventional Low-Copper Alloys
from alloy Hg Hg
SnAg Ag
Intermetallic compounds Ag
Sn
Sn
Ag-Sn Ag-Sn
formed Alloy
Mercury
Alloy
(Hg)
60% of volume
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Composition
Silver-69 %
Copper-13 %
Tin-17 %
Zinc-1 %
Amalgam made from these powders are stronger than
amalgam made from lathe cut low copper alloys because
of strength of Ag-Cu eutectic alloy particles
Ag-Cu particles probably act as strong fillers
strengthening the amalgam matrix
Total copper content ranges from 9-20%
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Admixed High-Copper Alloys
Ag enters Hg from Ag-Cu spherical eutectic
particles
eutectic Ag-Cu Alloy
an alloy in which the elements are completely soluble in
liquid solution but separate into distinct areas upon
solidification
Hg Hg
Both Ag and Sn enter Hg from Ag3Sn particles Ag Ag Ag
Ag
Sn
Ag-Sn Sn Ag-Sn
Alloy Alloy
Mercury
around unconsumed
Ag-Cu particles
Ag3Sn + Ag-Cu + Hg Ag3Sn + Ag-Cu + Ag2Hg3 + Cu6Sn5
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Phillip’s Science of Dental Materials 2003
Admixed High-Copper Alloys
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Composition
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Single Composition High-Copper Alloys
(Cu3Sn) Sn Sn
Ag
Ag
Ag and Sn dissolve in Hg Ag-Sn Alloy
Ag-Sn Alloy
Mercury (Hg)
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THANK YOU
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