Alloy of Choice for All-Metal C & B ???

[Tom Mappin]

I'm just curious here.

I know that all-metal restorations are going out of style, in the U.S anyway, but when they are prescribed by your clients, what alloy are they requesting? What types are you offering?

Another question I have about the new 2%Au & palladium alloys that are out there now. How does this metal hold up in the mouth? Does it hold it's color and luster or does it oxidize over time? I left the bench 16 years ago, but I've stayed connected and interested...dental technology is in my blood.

 

[actittle]

We use Ivoclar's Harmony Hard for our FGC's and Design 91 for PFM's

 

[2thm8kr]

Argen 51SF for pfms and bridge work. Ivoclar Aquarius Hard for pfms. Argenco 77 for FGC.

 

[a3dl]

we use argenco y+ for economy fcc and pd55 for premium fcc

 

[ps2thtec]

Aurident QH (56) for FCG

 

[GAP]

I'm just curious here.

I know that all-metal restorations are going out of style, in the U.S anyway, but when they are prescribed by your clients, what alloy are they requesting? What types are you offering?

Last FCG I did they asked for a 50% Au alloy.

JYE from Jensen

 

[Car 54]

When I used to do full gold, it was Ivoclar's Maxigold, a 59% AU. For my HN, I use 45SF from Wilkinson (Argen),and for Nobel metal, Stability form Jensen, which is a 77% PD and 2% AU metal. All of these have been very stable tarnish wise, even when using the ceramic metal with the occasional metal occlusion.

 

[charles007]

FCG, use to use Midi gold 50 and Argenco Y+, recently switched to Ivoclar's new Harmony 2. Its 2% gold, with better color than Y+, doesn't have the rose color that Y+ has...
Silver colored FC, Argens WLF.. Both Harmony 2 and WLF are Noble Type 3 alloys and trouble free..

 

[AL1]

Euro for pfc y+ for gold crowns Argen.

 

[Tom Mappin]

Thanks for all the replies everybody! Keep 'em coming.

 

[jthacke3]

We have a 3Shape scanner and upload online scans to Argen Digital. They give us cast crowns in Argenco 46. We polish and ship. Love it.

 

[JMN]

Full cast yellow JCB ( or JC if they're picky about au %)
Full cast white Jpw or superior

Pfm- JPW(Au),Superior(Pd &Ag) for white
Pfm yellow Classic IV or Endurance for yelow
All from Jensen

No reported issues on Pd/ag blends. Been using it for ~ 2yrs now. We've one dr who really like white full cast for some reason. We're guessing he has pts that have mtl occlusion he's trying to match.

 

[ztech]

Jensen JRVT or JIV for full cast. ClassicIV, Endurance, or JP1 for ceramics.

 

[JMN]

Oh forgot to say that we used Endrance for the few times somebody wanted a FC bridge w/ more than a standard 3 unit 1 pontic between 2 abutments. It has a higher strength and we seem to have a high degree of bruxism around here.