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Journal of Dental Research, Vol 58, 1146-1152, Copyright © 1979 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals

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The fate of amalgam implanted in soft tissues -- an experimental study

B. M. Eley

The soft tissue reaction to amalgam depended on whether it was finely ground or a solid mass. Finely ground amalgam was actively digested within macrophages and giant-cells with loss of mercury and the formation of the fine particles of silver and sulphur. Larger masses became surrounded by a fibrous capsule.




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