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 […]
Category Archives: Longevity
gold: the restoration dentists want for themselves
Meet Dr. Joseph Newell. He is the editor behind this dentalgoldblog.com. Dr. Newell studied dentistry at Temple University and is currently the group leader for Group 58 at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. I chatted with Dr. Newell in between patients to chat about how he became an advocate for gold in dentistry. […]
The Midas Touch: A patient’s perspective on gold as a dental material
“GOLD is King! I’ve had issues with cracked teeth, root canals and the subsequent loss of teeth for years. More recently I had another cracked tooth. My treatment plan included the placing of a gold overlay on the injured tooth. I have never had gold in my mouth prior to this and was assured that […]
Dental Gold as the Conservative Treatment
Sometimes a tooth breaks down enough from decay that we need to replace the entire outside of a tooth. As dentists, we tell patients that we need to put a “crown” on a tooth. The procedure involves removing the outer hard enamel from the tooth along with part of the inner structure, called dentin, in […]
Why Do Dental Golds Last So Long?
There are a few main reasons why dental gold lasts so long. First, golds are non-corrosive. They don’t rust. Remember, the mouth is a moist environment. Other materials either rust or wash out over time, but gold does not. Secondly, cast gold has a coefficient of expansion that is very similar to tooth enamel. So […]
Longevity
Cast dental gold and gold foil have been proven to last longer than any other dental material if it is properly done. Restorations can last a lifetime if properly done and maintained. There is a higher level of skill required to perform gold restorations compared to other dental materials. However, there are study clubs and […]