High Noble White Gold Full Cast Noble Metal Crown ISO13485 / FDA

Introduction                                                                                                                                 

Just as their name implies, this type of crown has a construction that's 100% metal.

The classic all-metal is the "gold" crown, however, they can also be made using silver-colored metals too ("white gold").

What type of metal is used?

Crowns aren't made out of pure metals because none has the ideal physical properties required for dental applications (good strength, resistance to tarnish and corrosion, wear resistance and characteristics that make it easy for the lab technician to fabricate the restoration and the dentist to adjust it).

Dental alloys.

What is used is some type of dental alloy (a blend of metals). One that's been engineered so its physical properties approach the ideal.

That means your "gold" dental crown isn't 24 karat (pure gold). In fact, the "precious" yellow-gold alloys used to make all-metal dental crowns usually only run about 15 to 20 karat. (See below for more details.)

Indication                                                                                                                                         

• Restoration of choice whenever Maximum retention and resistance are needed

• Correction of contours are needed

• Can be used to support RPD (as survey crown)

• Used as retainer for FPD

• Restoration of badly damaged tooth

• Restoration of endodontically treated tooth

Features                                                                                                                                                                     

• All-metal complete cast crown

• Requires minimal tooth reduction

• For badly damaged posterior teeth

• Strength is superior

• Patient may object to the display of metal

• Contra indicated for high esthetic needs