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  • Amalgam: Chemical Composition, Mechanical Properties and Common Applications
    Article - 21 Jan 2013
    Mercury alloyed with a number of metals forms amalgam, which is primarily used for dental fillings.
  • An Insight to Bismuth
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    Bismuth is one of few metals that increase in volume upon solidification. It is the most diamagnetic of metals and has the second lowest thermal conductivity. Uses are catalysts, fire protection,...
  • Aluminium - History, Sources, Properties, Forming and Products
    Article - 28 Jul 2006
    This overview on aluminium covers aspects from its discovery, its sources including raw materials, the properties that make it so attractive, common processing techniques and applications.
  • Mercury - Health and Environmental Aspects of Mercury
    Article - 24 Jul 2003
    Mercury is generally considered to be a harmful substance. Presented herein is a unbiased account of mercury, its compounds, and its uses.
  • An Overview of Mercury
    Article - 23 Jul 2001
    Ancient Chinese and Hindus were familiar with mercury (Hg). The metal was also found in Egyptian tombs of 1500 BC. Mercury rarely occurs as such in nature.
  • Ceramics in Modern Dentistry
    Article - 16 May 2002
    Ceramic materials have been used dentistry for many years. Their use increasing, partly due to aesthetic reasons. Some applications where ceramics are used in dentistry are fillings, crowns, veneers,...
  • Dental Materials
    Article - 2 Jun 2001
    Tooth filling materials such as silver amalgams, resin-based composites and ion-leachable glass cements are covered. Cast metals, bonded restorations, ceramics and composite implant materials are also...
  • Biomaterials - Densities of Biomaterials and Some Other Related Materials
    Article - 14 May 2002
    The densities of a variety of biomaterials are compared to those of teeth, bone and other related materials. Biomaterials covered include orthopaedic, dental and vascular materials.
  • An Introduction to Placer Gold Mining
    Article - 14 Aug 2019
    This article discusses placer gold mining.
  • Measuring the Effect of Polymerization on Dental Composites
    Article - 22 May 2023
    Polymerization and time can affect the quality of composite materials, damaging the integrity of tooth-filling replacements. In this article, Bruker explains how assessing those effects can help...

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