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Abstract
The soft tissue reaction to amalgam depended on whether it was finely ground or a solid mass. Finely ground amalgam was actively digested within macrophages and giant-cells with loss of mercury and the formation of the fine particles of silver and sulphur. Larger masses became surrounded by a fibrous capsule.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID： 217899 DOI： 10.1177/00220345790580031901
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dent Res ISSN： 0022-0345 Impact factor: 6.116