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Gold tooth

  • 24-03-2010 8:39pm
    #1
    WildBoots
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    How much would one set you back?

    Are there any advantages in having a gold tooth apart from the "bling" factor?!

    Also, can you get a whole gold tooth or just a crown?

    Anyone here have one, or know someone that does?

    Oh, could you get them in say, silver or platinum too? It would be a cool way to diversify your oral investment :D


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  • #2
    georgieporgy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭georgieporgy


    yes you can have a gold crown. approx 7-800euro. 1mm of the outer surface is filed away and is replaced with a custommade cast cold "cap".
    Presumably you would only want one on a tooth that's already in a weakened state due to a big filling or cavity. The cap wil help protect the tooth from further fracture.

    Or are you asking if it's ok to have one put on a perfectly healthy tooth just as a fashion accessory? Well I guess you can if you want to but it would be a pity to grind down a perfectly good tooth. But I suppose it's no different than punching a hole in your nose for jewelry.


  • #3
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    You can get a snap fit "Grill" if its ganster bling your after. However as georgie says I would not be into grinding down a perfectly good tooth to place a gold crown. I use gold crowns at the back of the mouth. The only disadvantage of a gold crowns is its gold colour.

    If you want one at the front of your mouth I would strongly discourage this as fashions come and go and this might not suit the fashon in a few years leading to costly replacement (remember mel c from the spice girls?).

    Metal crowns can be silver, palladium, titanium, nickel, gold, platinum, chromium etc. but are usually alloys or mixtures of some of these metals.


  • #4
    DaveTwenty7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭DaveTwenty7


    Or get a (reversible) bonded composite with something like twinky star.


  • #5
    WildBoots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 337 ✭✭WildBoots


    georgieporgy wrote: »
    yes you can have a gold crown. approx 7-800euro. 1mm of the outer surface is filed away and is replaced with a custommade cast cold "cap".
    Presumably you would only want one on a tooth that's already in a weakened state due to a big filling or cavity. The cap wil help protect the tooth from further fracture.

    Or are you asking if it's ok to have one put on a perfectly healthy tooth just as a fashion accessory? Well I guess you can if you want to but it would be a pity to grind down a perfectly good tooth. But I suppose it's no different than punching a hole in your nose for jewelry.

    €800 is quite a lot, a whole ounce of gold is about €800! I'm thinking of getting one on a back tooth that is on it's last legs, root still ok though. Something to leave the relatives when I die!


  • #6
    WildBoots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 337 ✭✭WildBoots


    Ameer Beautiful Birdhouse wrote: »

    Metal crowns can be silver, palladium, titanium, nickel, gold, platinum, chromium etc. but are usually alloys or mixtures of some of these metals.

    Isn't chromium toxic though? I remember getting chromium poisoning years ago, wasn't a very nice experience.


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  • #7
    georgieporgy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭georgieporgy


    WildBoots wrote: »
    €800 is quite a lot, a whole ounce of gold is about €800! I'm thinking of getting one on a back tooth that is on it's last legs, root still ok though. Something to leave the relatives when I die!


    You won't need a whole ounce. just a few grams . I guess there's nothing stopping you buying a little bit of gold and glueing it to your tooth. 60 euro should do it.


  • #8
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    WildBoots wrote: »
    Isn't chromium toxic though? I remember getting chromium poisoning years ago, wasn't a very nice experience.

    Alloys have very different properties to elemental metals. Chromium cobalt alloy used in high quality dentures, crowns and artificial hip joints is highly compatible. Before titanium it was use as a bio-compatible implant. Its a bit like salt Sodium Chloride - both very dangerous elements to humans but together essential for life.


  • #9
    WildBoots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 337 ✭✭WildBoots


    Ameer Beautiful Birdhouse wrote: »
    Alloys have very different properties to elemental metals. Chromium cobalt alloy used in high quality dentures, crowns and artificial hip joints is highly compatible. Before titanium it was use as a bio-compatible implant. Its a bit like salt Sodium Chloride - both very dangerous elements to humans but together essential for life.

    Aahhh...though it was pure chromium you were talking about. Thanks for clearing that up.


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