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The Caries Status of Occlusal Amalgam Restorations with Marginal Defects

Department of Conservative Dentistry, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Campus, London Bridge, London SE1 9RT, England

J.W. O'Hara

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39216

The purpose of this study was to examine histologically occlusal amalgam restorations with both defective and sound margins for comparison of their caries status. Thirty extracted teeth with occlusal amalgam restorations were sectioned so that a ditched and a clinically sound margin could be examined on the same tooth in the mouth. Histological examination showed a low prevalence of caries lesions in the outer enamel. However, lesions were present in the enamel of the cavity wall in 54% of specimens, whether the margin was defective or sound. If the results of this study are applicable to all occlusal amalgams with defective margins, it would appear that a defective margin alone is not an indication that a restoration needs to be replaced.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 69, No. 6, 1275-1277 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345900690061001


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