title: Effect of surface preparation on phase distribution of amalgam surfaces.
abstract: Several types of amalgams were prepared with carved, burnished, or polished surfaces. Elemental analyses were made of these surfaces with the electron microprobe and the phase fractions were calculated from these data. The phase distributions were found to vary with the technique of finishing.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000032:analysis; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis; D012834:Silver / Q000032:analysis; D013499:Surface Properties; D014001:Tin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D014001:Tin; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury