In article <1140717722.788749.54...@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
casiocult...@gmail.com wrote:
"The value of gold used for industrial purposes and gold teeth
increased from $5.4 billion in 2004 to $6 billion last year." From link
below.
Sounds like someone is still getting gold teeth, I haven't met one for
decades!
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,90722053714,00.html
While obvious gold crowns are now unusual, most crowns are gold with a
porcelain overlay because porcelain only crowns are fragile. For front
teeth, porcelain only crowns are a first choice because while they may
be weaker, they're translucent like natural teeth and don't stick out as
"fake". Opacity of molar crowns isn't as big a deal esthetically because
they aren't as visible and light transparency isn't as big an issue in
the dark parts of one's mouth.
Stacy