J Dent Res 57 (11): 983-988,
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Clinical performance and physical properties of twelve amalgam alloys
JW Osborne,
EN Gale,
CL Chew,
BF Rhodes,
and
RW Phillips
An assessment of the marginal failure rate of 1,041 restorations of twelve alloys was made at one year. In addition, physical property tests were conducted. A correlation was found between the clinical performance and creep (.79), flow (.62) and 24-hour compressive strength (.60).