title: Setting reactions in dental amalgam. Part 1. Phases and microstructures between one hour and one week.
abstract: The literature on the setting mechanisms of dental amalgams made from powders of silver-rich alloys of tin and/or copper has been critically reviewed. In Part 1 of the review, the microstructure and phase content of recently set amalgams are described. The composition, morphology, and location of product phases are emphasized, since these features are clues to the setting reaction. Thus, Part 1 provides the background needed to understand the kinetics of the setting reactions, which is the topic of Part 2 of the review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Science, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington 40536-0084, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okabe
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry*; D004055:Differential Thermal Analysis; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D011208:Powders; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D014001:Tin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011208:Powders; D012834:Silver; D014001:Tin; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury