title: Alloys for metal-ceramic restorations.
abstract: The requirements of a metal-ceramic dental restoration consisting of a rigid substrate, which supports an aesthetic veneer, are assessed. The contemporary, cast, bonding alloys that have good track records as substrates are categorized and their properties are compared. Several alternatives to cast metals are considered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite developments in all-ceramic restoration technology, the metal-ceramic dental restoration still has a significant place in the dentist's armamentarium.
authors.affiliation: Dental Biomaterials Science, KCL Dental Institute at Guy's Hospital, King's College London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D006047:Gold Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003764:Dental Materials; D006047:Gold Alloys; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; C070282:Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy; C052483:palladium alloy PGC; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium