Using titanium posts and bonded amalgam restorations to restore these teeth has shown ... in endodontically treated molars results in greater survival rates than in anterior teeth.” They found ...

The existing mesio-occluso-distal (MOD) amalgam restoration on tooth #4 exhibited leakage and recurring decay ... and implant crowns; as well as anterior aesthetics like veneers and crowns. He is also ...

and polish the final restoration. Today, several dental filling materials are available. Teeth can be filled with gold; porcelain; silver amalgam (which consists of mercury mixed with silver ...

The patients were aged 21 to 77 years, and they had 113 defective amalgam restorations diagnosed during treatment at the college. All of the restorations were on posterior teeth. The investigators ...

In addition, the World Health Organization has said that amalgam restorations are safe and effective. However, many Americans still worry about dental mercury exposure, and some have sought out ...

Although you may not be able to tell that your filling is wearing down, your dentist can identify weaknesses in your restorations during a regular check-up. If the seal between the tooth enamel ...

The procedure had slightly repositioned a mercury-amalgam restoration, nudging it closer to the adjacent tooth, which bore a gold-alloy crown. Thereafter, and until the mercury amalgam was ...

Surface corrosion may cause a change of color of an amalgam restoration and may result in pitting. Surface corrosion fills the amalgam/tooth interface with corrosion products bringing down ...

There are several types of filling material currently available to repair cavities, including tooth-colored composite fillings and silver-colored amalgam fillings, which contain liquid (elemental ...

Silverman When the European Union adopted a ban on dental amalgam fillings earlier ... of people here in the U.S. that still depend on amalgam restorations to have cavities filled,” he added.