<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Gold is a dental material with very good mechanical properties. It is also aesthetic and biocompatible with the tissues of the oral cavity even at 100% purity. Prosthetic restorations made of pure gold or its alloys can be practiced either through a normal casting, as well as through using the galvanoforming technique. The electrolytic method was first introduced into dentistry about 20 years ago and it allows for producing “pure” gold (which means 99.99% Au). The lack of additions of other metals improves the properties of dental prostheses, such as marginal tightness, esthetics, biocompatibility, and it helps in eliminating any allergic reactions. The literature review presented in this paper is a comparison of the traditional casting method with the newer galvanoforming technique.</p></abstract>

Gold is a dental material with very good mechanical properties. It is also aesthetic and biocompatible with the tissues of the oral cavity even at 100% purity. Prosthetic restorations made of pure gold or its alloys can be practiced either through a normal casting, as well as through using the galvanoforming technique. The electrolytic method was first introduced into dentistry about 20 years ago and it allows for producing “pure” gold (which means 99.99% Au). The lack of additions of other metals improves the properties of dental prostheses, such as marginal tightness, esthetics, biocompatibility, and it helps in eliminating any allergic reactions. The literature review presented in this paper is a comparison of the traditional casting method with the newer galvanoforming technique.

A comparison of the traditional casting method and the galvanoforming technique in gold alloy prosthetic restorations

Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Karmelicka 7, 20-081 Lublin, Poland

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

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Gold is a dental material with very good mechanical properties. It is also aesthetic and biocompatible with the tissues of the oral cavity even at 100% purity....

A comparison of the traditional casting method and the galvanoforming technique in gold alloy prosthetic restorations

Published Online: Nov 26, 2015

Page range: 196 - 199

Received: Jul 08, 2015

Accepted: Jul 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0071

Keywords
gold, gold alloys, galvanoforming technique, biocompatibility, fixed dentures

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A comparison of the traditional casting method and the galvanoforming technique in gold alloy prosthetic restorations

Published Online: Nov 26, 2015

Page range: 196 - 199

Received: Jul 08, 2015

Accepted: Jul 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0071

Keywordsgold, gold alloys, galvanoforming technique, biocompatibility, fixed dentures

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
gold, gold alloys, galvanoforming technique, biocompatibility, fixed dentures