Re: Porcelain Over Titanium?

Robert wrote:

I asked my dentist about porcelain crowns for front teeth and he said he uses porcelain on titanium. Is this a good method and does it look as natural as plain porcelain, he said it does.

Also, I have to have crown recemented and he's going to put a titanium post and built up core. Is price of $450 right? Probably need a new crown if original doesn't fit right as well.



Either you heard wrong, or your dentist is misinformed. Titanium is strong and light, but notoriously hard to cast.
Most porcelain/metal crowns are built on copings of various gold alloys, or variants on stainless steel.

Steve

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