[Evolution of research and recent progress in the area of dental amalgams].
1978
J Blanc-Benon, and
D Tréheux, and
P Guiraldenq
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MeSH Term
Description
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D008669
Metallurgy
The science, art, or technology dealing with processes involved in the separation of metals from their ores, the technique of making or compounding the alloys, the techniques of working or heat-treating metals, and the mining of metals. It includes industrial metallurgy as well as metallurgical techniques employed in the preparation and working of metals used in dentistry, with special reference to orthodontic and prosthodontic appliances. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p494)
Heavy Industries,Industries, Heavy,Heavy Industry,Industry, Heavy
D003461
Crystallography
The branch of science that deals with the geometric description of crystals and their internal arrangement. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Crystallographies
D003723
Dental Amalgam
An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc.