1. Dental Amalgam Pustaka :
Anusavice : Phillps’ Science of Dental materials
Combe E.C. : Notes on Dental Materials
Endanus Harijanto

3. Overview Basic composition Basic setting reactions Classifications
Manufacturing
Variables in amalgam performance
Material related variables
Dentist controlled variables

4. Objectives Know the advantages and disadvantages of amalgam
Know the classification and understand the amalgamation process of each type of amalgam
Know how to control the quality of amalgam
Know the recommendations in mercury hygiene

5. Definitions (1)
Amalgam = an alloy of mercury and one or more other metals
Dental amalgam is produced by mixing liquid mercury with solid particles of an alloy of silver, tin, copper, and sometimes zinc, palladium, indium and selenium.

6. Definitions (2) Trituration Amalgam alloy is mixed with mercury.
“Amalgamation Process”
Mercury dissolves the surface of alloy particles  a composite plastic mass (some new phases form).
Setting and hardening occur as the liquid mercury is consumed in the formation of new solid phases.

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