Abstract

MORADAS ESTRADA, M. Is necessary the remotion of old amalgam restorations?. Behaviour and components (I). Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2018, vol.34, n.1, pp.25-35. ISSN 2340-3152.

Dental amalgam is a restorative material widely used in dentistry to seal teeth affected with caries or that have been subjected to trauma, among other indications. Allowing a restoration that meets the criteria of function, aesthetics and non iatrogeny. In this work we will discuss the evolution of this material throughout its history, types of amalgam depending on its composition and how this influences the properties of the material and its manipulation, thus determining its undeniable advantages and possible disadvantages to certain types of treatment. With special emphasis on the problematic and proven evidence or not on mercury toxicity carried by amalgam as well as current legislation.

Keywords : Restorative materials; amalgam; mercury; cytotoxicity; passivation; corrosion; amalgam lobby; FDA amalgam; ADA AMALGAM.

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