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Dental composites

Authors: Frédéric CHAPUT, Anne-Charlotte FAURE

Publication date: October 10, 2021, Review date: July 19, 2022 | Lire en français

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    7. Glossary

    Adhesive ; Adhésif

    Interface biomaterial that helps form an adherent and tight bond between dental tissue (enamel and dentin) and restorative biomaterials.

    Amalgam ; Amalgame

    Alloys of mercury and other metals (mainly silver, tin, copper and zinc), used for over 150 years as a dental restorative material, primarily for filling molars (figure  33 ). In this case, the restoration consists of placing this alloy in the plastic phase in a cavity prepared as an undercut without an adhesive agent. This unaesthetic material requires a retentive cavity preparation, therefore more mutilating by its...

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