title: The effect of setting time on the clinical performance of a high-copper amalgam alloy.
abstract: The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the factor of the setting rate/Eames working time on fracture at the margins of amalgams. One batch of a high-copper amalgam was modified to obtain two setting rates, one fast and one slow setting. Two dentists originally placed 134 amalgam restorations in 23 patients. Both dentists used a rubber dam throughout the restorative procedure and prepared cavities as conservatively as possible. The amalgams were condensed by hand and carved with sharp instruments. At 1 year 124 restorations and at 2 years 115 restorations were evaluated for fracture at the margins. Results indicated that there was no significant clinical difference between a slow- and fast-setting alloy, nor was there a difference between the operators.
authors.affiliation: Restorative Dentistry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D001641:Bicuspid; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008963:Molar; D015588:Observer Variation; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C098760:zenith premium alloy; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam