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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 463944, member: 5233&quot;]One of the biggest reasons that bacteria doesn&#039;t colonize stainless steel and other metal implants (including amalgam dental fillings) is the degree of smoothness.&nbsp; They are polished to a point that bacteria simply can&#039;t adhere to them.&nbsp; I know that the metal itself has a natural antibacterial affect to a certain degree, but smoothness is truly the key.&nbsp; That&#039;s why when placing an amalgam filling the dentist will polish for so long.&nbsp; That way the filling itself is as smooth as possible and is perfectly inline with prep margin to ensure bacteria has the minimum ability to adhere to the repaired surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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