Trituration and creep.
Creep values of amalgam have been thought to be typical and nearly equal to their order of magnitude, depending on composition and particle shape. Recently it has been shown that trituration time may cause changes in creep magnitudes. The type of mixer and its frequency have contributed additional variabilities. These variations could not be related consistently to changes in creep values. Increases in condensation pressure did contribute to more predictable and constant values found with different mixing times.
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