title: Physical properties of dental amalgam containing metal pins.
abstract: No type of pin inclusion investigated in this study produced consistent increases or decreases in the strength of amalgam specimens under a variety of loading conditions and specimen ages. However, comparison of relative values for specimens tested under the same conditions showed that the highest fracture loads were found more often for specimens containing threaded gold pins than for any other type of specimen.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003772:Dental Pins; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003723:Dental Amalgam