You will often find a gold dental crown if you look in the mouth of an older dentist. Gold is wonderful. Because of its wonderful properties, it wears over time and allows the restoration to gradually fit into the mouth. Porcelain crowns do not wear and break with biting forces.

           It's very unusual for a gold dental crown to cause an allergic reaction. Gold is hypo-allergenic.When highly polished, the gums often grown onto its surfaces. Porcelain crowns require a lot of time and special training to make. When a porcelain crown has a metal understructure, two laboratory technicians are needed to make the crown. A metal restoration is constructed by one technician rather than two. This decreases the labor costs and the decreased labor cost compensates for the increased gold costs.

          A gold dental crown usually lasts 12 to 14 years, almost twice as long as a porcelain crown. This makes it a good investment. A highly polished restoration is beautiful and dental work with this metal has been cherished by humans since ancient times. It has only been recently with the quest for eternal youth that they have fallen out of favor.

          Metal absorbs hot and cold, like a pot or pan taken from the stove or refrigerator. It is not unusual for a tooth underneath to be sensitive for a few months before adapting to the temperature changes of the metal crown. When a tooth has a root canal, there is no longer any hot and cold sensation in that tooth. A root canal tooth also becomes very brittle and can break. A gold dental crown is ideal for a root canal tooth because a root canal tooth avoids the main disadvantages. Gold has gold color and many patients consider this a disadvantage. If you are interested in having Atlanta Dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky design a restoration for you, call 404-874-7428 for a free dental consultation appointment.