amalgam filling

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• Amalgam (dentistry) — For other uses, see Amalgam (disambiguation). Amalgam filling on first molar Amalgam is an alloy containing mercury. The amalgam used as material for dental fillings is a mixture of mercury (50%), silver ( 22 32% ), tin ( 14%), copper ( 8%), and… …   Wikipedia

• amalgam — [ə mal′gəm] n. [ME < ML amalgama, prob. via Ar < Gr malagma, an emollient < malassein, to soften: for IE base see MILL1] 1. any alloy of mercury with another metal or other metals [silver amalgam is used as a dental filling] 2. a… …   English World dictionary

• amalgam — /euh mal geuhm/, n. 1. an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals. 2. an alloy that consists chiefly of silver mixed with mercury and variable amounts of other metals and is used as a dental filling. 3. a rare mineral, an alloy of silver… …   Universalium

• filling — Lay term for a dental restoration. * * * fill·ing fil iŋ n 1) material (as gold or amalgam) used to fill a cavity in a tooth 2) simple sporadic lymphangitis of the leg of a horse commonly due to overfeeding and insufficient exercise * * * n. (in… …   Medical dictionary

• amalgam — UK [əˈmælɡəm] / US noun Word forms amalgam : singular amalgam plural amalgams 1) [countable/uncountable] a substance used for filling holes in teeth, made from a mixture of metals 2) [countable] formal a combination of two or more things amalgam… …   English dictionary

• filling — /fil ing/, n. 1. an act or instance of filling. 2. something that is put in to fill something else: They used sand as filling for the depression. 3. Dentistry. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused… …   Universalium

• filling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun in a tooth ADJECTIVE ▪ dental ▪ amalgam, gold, white VERB + FILLING ▪ have ▪ She s only eig …   Collocations dictionary

• amalgam — a|mal|gam [ ə mælgəm ] noun 1. ) count FORMAL a combination of two or more things: amalgam of: an amalgam of local traditions 2. ) count or uncount TECHNICAL a substance used for filling holes in teeth, made from a mixture of metals …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• filling — /ˈfɪlɪŋ / (say filing) noun 1. that which is put in to fill something: the filling of a pie. 2. a substance in plastic form, as cement, amalgam, or gold foil, used to close a cavity in a tooth. 3. → cake filling. 4. soil, rock or rubbish used to… …  

• amalgam — noun Amalgam is used before these nouns: ↑filling …   Collocations dictionary

• filling — n. (in dentistry) the operation of inserting a specially prepared substance into a cavity drilled in a tooth, often in the treatment of dental caries. The filling may be temporary or permanent, and various materials may be used (see amalgam,… …   The new mediacal dictionary