dental amalgam

dental amalgam
an amalgam containing mercury, silver, tin, copper, and sometimes zinc, which is prepared by mixing mercury with amalgam alloy to form a silvery, soft paste for condensation into the prepared cavity where it hardens to form a dental restoration.

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