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What is amalgam? State its use with an example.
What is amalgam? State its use with an example.
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A mixture or an alloy of mercury with a number of metals or an alloy such as sodium, zinc, gold and silver as well as with some non-metals is known as amalgam.
Dental amalgam is a mixture of mercury and a silver tin alloy.
Dental amalgam is the name given to any amalgam used in dentistry.
A mixture or an alloy of mercury with a number of metals or an alloy such as sodium, zinc, gold and silver as well as with some non-metals is known as amalgam.
Dental amalgam is a mixture of mercury and a silver tin alloy.
Dental amalgam is the name given to any amalgam used in dentistry.
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