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Experimental microleakage around ageing dental amalgam restorations: a review
Author(s) -
JODAIKIN A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1981.tb00526.x
Subject(s) - amalgam (chemistry) , dentistry , materials science , medicine , chemistry , electrode
Summary In vitro and in vivo experimental microleakage around ageing dental amalgam restorations has been reviewed. The methodologies, materials and results were examined and discussed. The initial experimental microleakage which occurred around unlined/ unvarnished dental amalgam restorations and the development of leakage around lined/varnished dental amalgam restorations underlines the problem of attaining a permanent effective seal around dental amalgam restorations. The limitations of microleakage studies have been outlined and the importance of an understanding of the chemical changes which occur in the microcrevices stressed. This understanding may facilitate the production of a lifelong successful dental amalgam restoration and perhaps the development of an anticariogenic amalgam type fissure sealant.