Influence of amalgam, alloy, and mercury on the in vitro growth of Streptococcus mutans: II. Comparison of amalgams and alloys.
The influence of three alloys and their amalgams on the in vitro growth of Streptococcus mutans has been estimated. Spherical, fine cut, and dispersion alloys were studied. Dispersion alloy amalgams seem to inhibit bacterial growth more than amalgams prepared from the other alloys in a similar fashion.
D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008628:Mercury / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects*; D013499:Surface Properties
D003722:Dental Alloys; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury