“…Most of these parameters are known to affect the microstructure of dental amalgams, especially the relative amounts of y, yi and y-2 phases (OTANI & JORGENSEN 1967). A correlation between the creep rate of amalgam and the incidence of marginal breakdown of amalgam restorations has been demonstrated (MAHLER, TERKLA, EYSDEN & REISBICK 1970, DUPERON, NEviLE & KASLOFF 1971, BINON, PHILLIPS, SWARTZ, NORMAN & MEHRA 1973, MOFFA 1974). These observations have focussed considerable importance and interest on creep as a parameter for the screening of the study and the alloys and mercury were proportioned according to manufacturer's directions (Table 1).…”