title: An evaluation of casting alloys used for restorative procedures.
abstract: Dental casting alloys have played a major role in the restorative process for three-quarters of a century. Gold-based compositions were used almost exclusively for most of that time-but because of their relatively high cost, they began to be replaced by a number of base metal alloys. This article discusses some of the most recent findings about the composition of alloy systems and the possible tissue responses to those systems.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Leinfelder
mesh_terms: D001608:Beryllium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002858:Chromium Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D003343:Corrosion; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D004548:Elasticity; D006047:Gold Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys; D006047:Gold Alloys; D009532:Nickel; D001608:Beryllium