title: A study of temperature changes during removal of amalgam restorations.
abstract: Because tooth preparation is only one of several potent causes of trauma to the pulp during clinical procedures, the objective should be to increase the chance of pulp survival by reducing this trauma wheneve- possible. In case of tooth preparation, this study shows that there is far less potential for pulpal damage when water is used as a coolant.
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D006801:Humans; D011670:Pulpectomy; D013696:Temperature; D013821:Thermometers; D015032:Zinc
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D015032:Zinc