OK, I've tried googling, and I still don't have an answer...
HOW does the amalgam process work? I know it invovles mercury (although some don't..) and it basically allows metal to be molded into your teeth.. essentially making the metal act like epoxy resin (ie fluid for a "setting up" period, then hard forevermore.).
Can someone please explain the theory about how it works?
Thanks, Des Brisbane OZ
From:
Historical Composition
G.V. Black believed that amalgam should consist of:
67% silver, 27% tin, 5% copper, and 1% zincLow-Copper (Traditional, Conventional) Amalgam
Composition:
Silver 60%
Tin 29%
Copper allows metal to be molded into your teeth.. essentially making the metal
ask at sci.med.dentistry .
Yes. I was going to answer "they break a barrier in the capsule separating the mixed powdered metals and the mercury, and then they shake it until it's well mixed." I guess you're a little farther along than that....
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