<prompt> Severe marginal breakdown is seen with a tooth restored with low copper amalgam filling. Which of the following could be responsible for this?High creepStress relaxationHigh tensile strengthLow fracture toughness  <response>: Creep is defined as the time dependent plastic strain of a material under a static load or constant stress. For a given load at a given time, the low-copper amalgam has a greater strain. The implications and clinical importance of this are that the greater creep in the low-copper amalgam makes it more susceptible to strain accumulation and fracture, and also marginal breakdown, which can lead to secondary decay. The high creep behavior of low-copper amalgam contributed to its decline in popularity.Stress relaxation is the reduction in stress in a material subjected to constant strain, whereas creep is the increase in strain in a material under constant stress.Craigs Restorative dental materials. 14th edition page Pg-41 