In vivo and in vitro corrosion products of dental amalgam.
Corrosion products of amalgam produced in Ringer's solution were compared with products formed in vivo using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis, and potentiostatic anodic polarization. The corrosion products in an old amalgam were probably a mixture of tin-oxide and tin oxychloride. In vitro corrosion of fresh amalgam resulted in the buildup of similar products.
D000328:Adult; D003343:Corrosion; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008628:Mercury; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011199:Potentiometry; D012834:Silver; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D012996:Solutions; D013499:Surface Properties; D014001:Tin
D012996:Solutions; D012834:Silver; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014001:Tin; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury