Effects of amalgam restorations on the periodontal membrane in monkeys.
The response of the periodontal membrane to reimplanted teeth carrying amalgam restorations in the middle third of their roots was studied from seven days to six months after grafting. The study revealed that the amalgam restorations produced an initial localized inflammation in the periodontal tissues that subsided subsequently with the formation of a pseudocapsule.
D000818:Animals; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014092:Tooth Root; D014945:Wound Healing
D003723:Dental Amalgam