Posts Tagged ‘bronze alloy crown’

What metals are used in crowns?

Friday, December 10th, 2010
Q.

I was advised to have my gold crown removed (dentist said x-ray showed ‘a problem’). I’ve had the new crown about a year. The You & Yours programme about aluminum bronzes worried me as my crown is bronze coloured. Wrote to my dentist asking what metals were in my crown. She replied: zinc, silver, gold, palladium, indium and iridium. Because of my residual concern I would be grateful if you would confirm that this alloy would result in a bronze colour, and that there is no risk of the metals leaching.


Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

I’m concerned that I may have been given a dangerous bronze alloy crown, please help!

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Q.
I am concerned re the Radio 4 You and Yours programme on bronze alloys for dental crowns a couple of weeks ago. I’m not good at making a fuss but yesterday my 3 month old ‘gold coloured’ crown fell off and I am having it refitted tomorrow by my NHS dentist. It is showing discolouration on the sides adjacent to the neighbouring teeth and a bit of green showing. The other sides are gold coloured and fine. Does this mean I have a bronze alloy crown? I understand these are not acceptable on the NHS and which the dental surgeon speaking on the programme said he would under no circumstances have in his mouth as one’s body absorbs metal ions(?can’t remember exactly!) from the crowns. They are however cheaper and are used. I am going to ask her tomorrow but if it is a bronze alloy how should I proceed? Thanks for your help. Please reply soon!!,

Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore