Dental Amalgam

Dentalni amalgam je bio materijal izbora za ispune na stražnjim zubima tijekom proteklih 150 godina. U radu je prikazan p o vijesni razvoj amalgama, njegov obvezni sastav, te podjela dentalnih amalgama prema količinskom udjelu bakra i prema obliku čestica. Navedena su svojstva amalgama s posebnim osvrtom na njegovu toksičnost. Poznato je da se posljednjih godina pojačao napad na amalgam i u znanstvenoj i u popularnoj literaturi, a u svezi s njegovim navodnim patološkim djelovanjem na organizam. Stoga su navedene preporuke Američkog dentalnog udruženja (AD A) o uporabi dentalnog amalgama. Prema svim dosadašnjim istraživanjima ne postoje znanstveno utemeljeni dokazi o štetnosti amalgamskih ispuna.Dental amalgam has been the material o f choice for the posterior tooth fillings for the past 150 years. Presented in this paper are the historic development o f amalgam, its obligatory composition, as well as the division o f different types o f amalgam according to the quantitative content o f copper and the shape o f the particles. Also, the properties o f amalgam with special regard to its toxicity are listed. It is well known that, over the past few years, attacks on dental amalgam have intensified, both in scientific and popular literature, concerning its possible pathologic impact on human body. Enumerated in the paper are recommendations by the A m erican Dental Association (ADA) on the use o f dental amalgam. In view o f the scientific research available, there is no scientifically founded evidence o f the amalgam fillings being noxious