"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,
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An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc.
| Descriptor ID |
D003723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D25.339.208.291 J01.637.051.339.208.291
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| Concept/Terms |
Dental Amalgam- Dental Amalgam
- Dental Amalgams
- Amalgam, Dental
- Amalgams, Dental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Amalgam" by people in Profiles.
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Differences between reported and actual restored caries lesion depths: results from The Dental PBRN. Tex Dent J. 2014 Jul; 131(7):520-8.
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A 24-month evaluation of amalgam and resin-based composite restorations: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. J Am Dent Assoc. 2013 Jun; 144(6):583-93.
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Caries treatment in a dental practice-based research network: movement toward stated evidence-based treatment. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2013 Apr; 41(2):143-53.
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Differences between reported and actual restored caries lesion depths: results from The Dental PBRN. J Dent. 2012 Mar; 40(3):248-54.
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Restoration of noncarious tooth defects by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network. J Am Dent Assoc. 2011 Dec; 142(12):1368-75.
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Reasons for placement of restorations on previously unrestored tooth surfaces by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network. J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Apr; 141(4):441-8.