Full Gold

Full cast gold crowns from Nakanishi Dental Laboratory are expertly fabricated from high-quality dental alloys. Our technicians carefully craft each full cast crown and bridge to exhibit exceptional contours and exquisite attention to detail. Thanks to their clinical success, biocompatibility, and ease of use, these restorations have withstood the test of time and remain a popular choice. They are durable but remain gentle on opposing dentition, which makes these an excellent option for bruxers.

Traditional Cast

Through the use of CAD/CAM technology, our technicians can fabricate these industry staples with superior fit and finish than before. We utilize the traditional "lost wax" casting method to fabricate these durable and high-quality restorations.

Digital Full Gold Crowns

Noble and high noble gold restorations enter the digital age with milled gold. Milled full gold crowns eliminate the "lost wax" casting method traditionally used to fabricate gold crowns. Models are scanned and milled directly from our technicians digital design from a solid gold disc. This process eliminates any possibility of porosity and results in high quality, stunning restorations with minimal chairside finishing or polishing.

Indications

Full-cast gold crowns are indicated for crowns, veneers, inlays, onlays, and bridges.

Contraindications

Full-cast gold crowns are contraindicated for partials and implants.

Preparation

Inlays and onlays can also be fabricated as a full-cast restoration. Feather-edge margin preparations are indicated for full-cast restorations, but any margin preparation may be used.

Cementation

Panavia 21 (Must be tin plated if precious metal is used)
Glass ionomer cement (GC Fuji, GC America)
Zinc Phosphate Polycarboxylate Resin Ionomer cement (RelyX, 3M ESPE)

Tech Notes

All castings are made with a metal alloy, be it non-precious, semi-precious or precious metals. Alloys are classified by their content.
Base – contents include non-precious, Chrome Cobalt or Titanium
Noble – consists of 25 percent precious alloy
High Noble – consists of 60 percent precious metal with at least 40 percent being gold
Alloy type refers to the hardness and/or softness of the material.
Type I – Extra soft
Type II – Soft
Type III– Hard
Type IV – Extra Hard (Rigid)
Non-Precious, Noble 20, White High Noble – Type IV – Very hard and rigid. These crowns are more difficult to adjust and re-polish than alloys with a high gold content.
Full Cast 40 – Type III – Yellow high noble alloy. Brand name currently used is Argenco 40 HN.
Full Cast 52 HN – Type III – Yellow high noble alloy. Brand name currently used is Argenco 52.
Full Cast 75- Type III – Yellow high noble and is an upgrade from full cast 52. The gold is slightly more yellow in color. Brand name currently used Argenco 75.

ADA Insurance Codes

D2790 Crown Full-Cast High Noble Metal
D2791 Crown Full-Cast Predominantly Base Metal
D2792 Crown Full-Cast Noble Metal