If gold is so great, why not restore every cavity with gold? A good clinician knows how to choose the right restorative material for each situation- and not every filling calls for gold. Let’s discuss some disadvantages to gold. This article is adapted from Dr. Tucker’s article in Operative Dentistry, March 2008. 1. Gold is […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
A Golden Change in Opinion
I delivered this beautiful gold crown to a wonderful and bright 15-year-old patient. She presented to Group 58 with her mother last year to seek dental treatment after an emergency root canal therapy on #19. Initially, their goal was to have a tooth-colored restoration, i.e. porcelain, to satisfy their esthetic concerns. Upon clinical examination of […]