title: Phase identification of dental amalgam using transmission electron microscopy.
abstract: Dental amalgam specimens were polished and afterward etched by an acid iodine solution. The replicas were obtained by the vacuum coating technique. The electron micrographs indicated that it was possible to identify the silver-mercury (gamma1) and tin-mercury (gamma2) intermetallic compounds formed during amalgam setting.
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012834:Silver; D014001:Tin
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D014001:Tin; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury