Aluminum foil pouch packaging in pre-measured amalgam capsules.
Examination of the aluminum foil pouch used in some pre-measured amalgam capsules for mercury packaging revealed the formation of an unknown substance after trituration. This substance was determined to be aluminum oxide and, in the amorphous or poorly crystallized hydrated form, may be a contaminate of the amalgam alloy.
D000535:Aluminum; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002214:Capsules; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D004340:Drug Contamination; D004349:Drug Packaging
D002214:Capsules; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D000535:Aluminum; D000537:Aluminum Oxide