Gold Crowns and Bridges
Gold continues to be the restoration of choice for many clinicians due to its longevity and functional success. With high noble, semi-precious, and non-precious options, full-metal remains a proven material choice for a wide-range of clinical needs.
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• Functional success
• Exceptional fit
• Strength
• Durability -
Some patients want only tooth colored restorations
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• Anterior: crowns and bridges
• Posterior: crowns, bridges, and inlays/onlays
• Implant supported crown & bridge -
Structure: High Noble Metal, Type 4 – Ivoclar’s XL-X (62.8% Au)
• Vickers hardness: 225
Other Alloy Choices:
• High Noble Metal, Type 2 – Ivoclar’s Academy (77.2% Au)
• Noble, Type 4 – Ivoclar Mini-Gold (40% AU) -
Structure: Hand wax-up and Induction Casting
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