Dynamic creep is the______________?

Correct answer: B. Deformation of set amalgam during function

  • A. Continuing alloying between silver-tin alloy and mercury during the life of restoration
  • B. Deformation of set amalgam during function
  • C. Process whereby alloy is wetted by murcury
  • D. Spread of amalgam during packing

Explanation

Dynamic creep is the time-dependent deformation of set amalgam under repeated functional loading. It is a clinical manifestation of amalgam flow and is not the wetting or packing process itself.

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