Amalgam and Composite Restorations - 2.2 PDF
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This document provides an overview of amalgam and composite restorations, their placement procedures, compositions, setting processes, properties, and long-term effects. It discusses various aspects, including mechanical and thermal properties, wear resistance, and polymerization shrinkage. The document also touches on postoperative sensitivity and future trends, and includes images.
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**[Amalgam and composite restorations - 2.2]** **Amalgam** - - - - - Amalgam placement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Composition - - Setting  **Composite** - - - Composite placement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Composition - Setting Polym...
**[Amalgam and composite restorations - 2.2]** **Amalgam** - - - - - Amalgam placement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Composition - - Setting  **Composite** - - - Composite placement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Composition - Setting Polymerisation - - Polymerisation shrinkage - Classifications  Properties Mechanical properties Compressive strength - Tensile strength - Elastic modulus - - Thermal conductivity - - Thermal expansion - - Wear resistance - Polymerisation shrinkage - Postoperative sensitivity More common with composite restorations due to bonding challenges and polymerisation shrinkage Long term effects Amalgam - - Composite - - - Future trends in restoratives - - - - - - - 
