Assessment of Restorative Skills for Amalgam Restoration

Abstract

Dental treatment procedures are mostly governed by factors such as biocompatibility of restorative materials,
patients demand for esthetics and conservative approach for the minimal loss of tooth structure. GV Black
followed ‘EXTENTION FOR PREVENTION’ for restorative treatment which follows classical cavity forms
and principles which almost remained unchanged and unchallenged for 50years using amalgam. Though it
required uniform depth, ease of manipulation and excessive tooth structure damage for proper retention
of it. The support from clinical observation of success and failures of different restorations has presented
with the concept of new designs. This article reviews the literature on assessing and evaluation of amalgam
restoration. Information on the characteristic material, its rate of progress with time and its nature of the
association. Mainly focusing on the relationship between the deterioration of amalgam restoration and risk
of secondary caries.