Dental Amalgam - Failure Cased By Moisture Content

Year Published: 1948

Creator: U S Dept Of Commerce Natl Bureau Of Standards

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Demonstrates a common cause of amalgam failure contamination with moisture. Explains how such contamination is usually produced. Shows how the moisture introduced into the amalgam reacts with the alloy to produce hydrogen gas which causes excessive expansion, lowers compressive strength and forms blisters. Describes clinical results of contamination of amalgam with moisture and demonstrates a satisfactory technique for the prevention of contamination.


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