Some Fast-Setting, High-Copper Amalgams Can Be Polished About 8 to 12

question 42

Multiple Choice

Some fast-setting, high-copper amalgams can be polished about 8 to 12 minutes after placement with a _____ paste of extra-fine _____ and water in a rubber cup.

• A) dry; silex
• B) dry; tin oxide
• C) creamy; silex
• D) creamy; tin oxide

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