1.0Natural Dental Partnershttps://www.mynaturaldentist.com/blogtntadminhttps://www.mynaturaldentist.com/blog/author/tntadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="B2am8kvLaf"><a href="https://www.mynaturaldentist.com/blog/2019/08/15/what-is-amalgam/">What Is Amalgam?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mynaturaldentist.com/blog/2019/08/15/what-is-amalgam/embed/#?secret=B2am8kvLaf" width="600" height="338" title="“What Is Amalgam?” — Natural Dental Partners" data-secret="B2am8kvLaf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Dental amalgam is a term associated with silver fillings. This type of filling contains a mixture of silver, tin, copper, and mercury. Fifty percent of the filling contains mercury, as it helps bind other materials. In this article, we will discuss the various aspects associated with this procedure.