PPT-topic A What is dental amalgam? Should you use it in your dental practice?

Introduction Dental amalgam has been in use for more than 175 years and has been used for hundreds of millions of restorations This material is used to restore teeth with decay It is one of the materials used for direct restorations include silver amalgam composite resin and gold foil. V Black believed that amalgam should consist of 67 silver 27 tin 5 copper and 1 zinc LowCopper Traditional Conventional Amalgam Composition Silver 60 Tin 29 Copper 6 Zinc 2 General Setting Reaction When lowcopper amalgam is triturated It was just one type of metallic restoration others included hammered gold leaf or lead the latter placed while molten Right from the start the use of amalgam was controversial Mercury was known to be toxic and the technique of inserting amalgam see What . is dental amalgam? Should you use it in your dental practice?. Introduction. Dental . amalgam has been in use for more than 175 years and has been used for hundreds of millions of restorations. . Dr.. Vishal . Nath. . Saxena. At the ‘. X’road. ????. Academics. Practice. Unconventional. . Academics. Teaching. Higher Education (Masters/PhD. ). Employment. Conventional . Dental Practice in clinics and Hospitals. Dental Amalgam Control Program. Implementation & Training. Slide 1. Outline. Dental Amalgam Control Program Overview. Best Management Practices (BMPs). Amalgam Separator Installation & Certification. How should dental items be used?. Should be organized and placed in proper sequence. After use, is returned to same place on tray in case it is used again. Main Parts of Dental Hand Instruments. Blade: . How should dental items be used?. Should be organized and placed in proper sequence. After use, is returned to same place on tray in case it is used again. Main Parts of Dental Hand Instruments. Blade: . Implications for Public Policy, Environmental Justice, and Public Health Education. -By Mark Mitchell M.D., MPH. Minamata Treaty Goal. Why is Mercury Exposure a Problem?. Minamata Treaty Requirements. MSc.operative. dentistry. Terminology. Silver paste. an alloy, one of the constituent of . which is mercury. an alloy made by mixing Hg with . Ag . dental amalgam alloy. components. 1. Silver ( Ag) 48- 70%. of mercury dental amalgam. G T Arotiba. .. INTRODUCTION. MERCURY DENTAL AMALGAM POLLUTION. MODERN CARIES MANAGEMENT PATHWAYS /MINIMUM INTERVENTION DENTISTRY. INTRODUCTION . Lagos - Sub-Saharan Africa’s only megacity- 18 million+ . Dr.. Theodoros Mechteridis DDS. Minamata. Convention on Mercury. World-wide environmental concerns over mercury led the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) to draw up the . Minamata. Convention on Mercury. Assistant Professor,. Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics. Overview. History. Basic composition. Basic setting reactions. Classifications . Manufacturing. Variables in amalgam . performance. History . Powder: the alloy powder composed of :. 1- sliver . : 40-70% . Gives strength . High expansion of the restoration. 2- Tin . 20-30%. Increase affinity for mercury. speed of amalgamation. Increase the flow of the amalgam . Thank you for joining! You will be on hold until the call begins at 12 p.m. Central time. Today’s webinar will be recorded . Please remember to mute your phone unless you are speaking. If you are not currently connected by phone, dial 1.303.248.0285.