Dental Amalgam

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc.

Descriptor ID	D003723
MeSH Number(s)	D25.339.208.291 J01.637.051.339.208.291
Concept/Terms	Dental Amalgam Dental Amalgam Dental Amalgams Amalgam, Dental Amalgams, Dental

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dental Amalgam".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
Dental Materials [D25.339]
Dental Alloys [D25.339.208]
Dental Amalgam [D25.339.208.291]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Manufactured Materials [J01.637]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [J01.637.051]
Dental Materials [J01.637.051.339]
Dental Alloys [J01.637.051.339.208]
Dental Amalgam [J01.637.051.339.208.291]

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