title: Fabrication of an expedient retrofill amalgam carrier.
abstract: A quick and easy to fabricate instrument to carry amalgam to a retrofill preparation was described. The carrier is made of two parts, a needle or angiocatheter and some appropriately sized orthodontic wire; both items are readily available in dispensaries and dental clinics worldwide. The instrument is sterilizable and reusable and may work better in certain compromised access situations.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Bodai
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry; D009339:Needles; D012184:Retrograde Obturation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam