Semi-quantitative analysis of early microleakage around amalgam restorations by fluorescent spectrum method: a laboratory study

Dent Mater J. 1992 Jun;11(1):45-58. doi: 10.4012/dmj.11.45.

Abstract

Rhodamine B, a fluorescent substance, was used as a tracer to investigate in vitro early microleakage from around amalgam restorations in machinable mica glass-ceramic after thermal stress. Five types of amalgam, i.e., low-copper spherical, low-copper lathe-cut, high-copper admixture, high-copper lathe-cut, and high-copper spherical, were examined in the present study. The results indicated that early microleakage from alloys of lathe-cut particles was lower than that from alloys of spherical particles in both low-copper and high-copper amalgam restorations. A high-copper amalgam with a mixture of lathe-cut and spherical particles tended to exhibit the lowest early microleakage.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Ceramics
  • Copper
  • Dental Amalgam / chemistry*
  • Dental Bonding
  • Dental Leakage / diagnosis
  • Dental Leakage / prevention & control*
  • Materials Testing
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Rhodamines
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • Rhodamines
  • Copper
  • Dental Amalgam
  • rhodamine B