Longevity of dental amalgam

Objective: To carry out an integrative literature review collecting findings on the longevity of dental amalgam, comparing them with composite resin. Methods: The PubMed, Virtual Health Library (VHL) and LILACS databases were used to search for scientific articles. For search, following keywords applied: Amalgam, Dental Restorations, Survival, Longevity, Failure. All descriptors combined each other using Boolean operator “AND” description MeSH/DeCs terms. After applying eligibility criteria, nine articles selected. Results: Several properties influence amalgam restorations, survival failure rates restorations varying across studies, disagreements over superiority resin or amalgam. main cause failures in is secondary caries and, some cases, only repair appears as a solution instead complete replacement material. Final considerations: Knowing that still present clinical practice professionals, well oral cavity large portion population, these must be evaluated individually, without bias toxicity release mercury by