Hey, that old curumdgeon could be me!
Oh, and I over-engineer all the time too! You should see my wax up for my hybrids!
I still use HN alloy, and recommend metal occlusal on my molar and even premolar
implant crowns. My Nobel Titanium bars still cost me about $1200 from the lab/milling
center, not including the temp posts that I have to order to make my wax up.
Yes, I should go to the other side . . . my accountant would sleep better.
LCM