Gold color in dental alloys.
This article will help the dental laboratory with alloy selection by exploring how the relationship among color, ductility and strength applies to gold and how color can be quantified. Because higher quality materials translate into higher profits, upselling to the dentist and patient is also discussed.
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D003116:Color; D006047:Gold Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D008669:Metallurgy; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring / Q000191:economics; D013718:Tensile Strength
D006047:Gold Alloys; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys