"Dental Amalgam" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc.
| Descriptor ID |
D003723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D25.339.208.291 J01.637.051.339.208.291
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| Concept/Terms |
Dental Amalgam- Dental Amalgam
- Dental Amalgams
- Amalgam, Dental
- Amalgams, Dental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Amalgam" by people in Profiles.
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Defective restoration repair or replacement: An American Dental Association Clinical Evaluators Panel survey. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Apr; 152(4):329-330.e2.
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A practical overview of pediatric restorative dentistry. J Okla Dent Assoc. 2007 Oct; 99(2):17-26; quiz 27.
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Pigmented lesion of the palate. J Okla Dent Assoc. 2007 Sep; 99(1):32-3.