• mixture of metalic substance + mercury
• used as a restorative material when an amalgam cavity prep. is perfomed for the tooth

• any type of material used for varios purposes for example:
• luting cast restoration in prep. cavities
• forming cavity bases
• temporary resorative materials

• epoxy material containg a glass or silver filter
• used for restoring anteriors

• impression material
• softens with heat
• hardens when cooled
• use: stablize rubber dam clamps and anatomic matricies

• noble + precious metal
• used for its properties:
• malleability
• ductility
• non corosivness
• Used for:
• inlays
• crown onlays
• cemented to carries
• comes in thin sheets called "foil"
• cohesive state:
• annealded rendering capable of welded cold
• non-cohesive state:
• rendered incapable of cold welding by exposing it to NH3 gas

• elastic impression material controlled by temperature
• heating causes liquification
• cooling causes gellation

• gypsum material like plaster used to surround, enclose ore embed a wax pattern prior to casting

• thin sheet of dental wax used for:
• forming index for how opposite jaws come together
• forming simulation of gingival tissues on a model
• impression material

• gypsum material mixed with water to a consitency to pour up impressions
• creates a model when set/hardened
• occasionally used as impression material
• used to attach models to articulators

silica product

mix w/ h2o for polishing & smoothing dental resorations

• Thin sheet of rubber
• punch holes to expose desired teeth
• these teeth are isolated from mouth providing better visibility & access to operator, & prevents contamination from oral fluids

hard translucent tooth colored cement

used to resore anteriors