Dental amalgam is a mixture of approximately 50% mercury and varying ratios

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• Dental amalgam is a mixture of approximately 50% mercury and varying ratios
• pollution because it is readily absorbed through 90-100% vapour and the oral
• chemical composition. Some contain alcohol, which can reach up to 27% in volume, while others
• the transfer of an aqueous silver nitrate solution (80 ml aqueous) containing 5 wt % of AgNO3 to
• dry for about 24 hours. Table -1 demonstrates the designed additives of amalgam/ PVA composite
• Table 1-The designed compositions for amalgam/ PVA composite material
• manufacturing process of amalgam/ PVA composite material on the chemical activity (w/w % H2O) of
• revealed the highest chemical resistance (i.e., 0.1–0.5%) to an artificial saliva solution (of pH = 7 or
• manufactured material. Pure amalgam showed a low chemical resistance (0–0.01%) to the acidic
• solution (pH= 6.2); other solutions reached 0–45%, while the optimal sample reached 20%.

Methods (brief)

• molded and cured to give the final product. New samples were used for the
• mechanical properties of the composite samples, (2) composite scanning and images
• scanning for samples before and after the modification process, using the same auxiliary used for the
• Am, USA instrument) for prepared samples of 1cm thickness and 3cm diameter under the conditions
• of the lab (30ºC). The sample was introduced between two disks made of copper which were then
• heated. The change in temperature for the sample and the two disks until the falling down of the
• sample was then used by the following equations to calculate the thermal conductivity K:
• percentage, absorbency values, and chemical resistance in each sample, and to check which of the
• samples was more chemically stable than the others (optimum one). For these purposes, the following
• Where: Wi, and Wd estimate the weight for samples initially and after immersion in distilled water
• thermal stability was observed with sample 3, which consisted of a 67: 33 (weight: weight ratio) of
• (after 0, 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hrs). Sample three (a weight:weight ratio of 67:33 of PVA: MAg)
• solution (pH= 6.2); other solutions reached 0–45%, while the optimal sample reached 20%.

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