title: X-ray mapping of dental amalgam using the electron microprobe.
abstract: Tin, copper, silver and mercury X-ray maps were obtained for amalgams prepared from three "high copper" commercial alloys. The data obtained from quantitative analysis of a silver-copper dispersed amalgam was subjected to major element analysis. X-ray mapping was found to reflect accurately the relative quantity of an element present in different regions of a map, thereby providing a reliable qualitative, part-quantitative analysis of the structure of the amalgam.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000032:analysis; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000032:analysis*; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis; D012834:Silver / Q000032:analysis; D014001:Tin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D012834:Silver; D014001:Tin; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury