Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 125, Issue 4, 392-399
Copyright © 1994 by American Dental Association
Almost two centuries with amalgam: where are we today?
TG Berry,
J Nicholson,
and
K Troendle
Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Dental School 78284-7890.
Amalgam has provided valuable and comparatively inexpensive service to patients for a longer time than any other restorative material. Despite the excitement surrounding the use of each new restorative material, each has a shortcoming that amalgam hasn't.