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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / October 2004What are my porcelain teeth attached with?
Hello - I have three tooth caps that are, I am fairly sure, porcelain. They were inserted after a nightclub bouncer assaulted me. But I cannot remember what attaches the caps to the rest of the tooth. The caps were added in 1995 and I am fairly sure that the dentist mentioned that they were attached using a "thimble". I think he mentioned that the thimbles were made out of a metal, maybe bronze?? I have volunteered to do a brain scan and apparently if there is the wrong kind of metal in my teeth, then the results of the scan would be affected. If anybody could elaborate on the metal used then I would be very grateful. Regards Richard Bach >Hello - I have three tooth caps that are, I am fairly sure, porcelain. >They were inserted after a nightclub bouncer assaulted me. What a great idea! I wonder if any dental consultants thought of that? >But I >cannot remember what attaches the caps to the rest of the tooth. The >caps were added in 1995 and I am fairly sure that the dentist >mentioned that they were attached using a "thimble". I think he >mentioned that the thimbles were made out of a metal, maybe bronze?? Noble metal or base metal ..... an alloy of various metals .. >I have volunteered to do a brain scan and apparently if there is the >wrong kind of metal in my teeth, then the results of the scan would be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Regards >Richard Bach > Hello - I have three tooth caps that are, I am fairly sure, porcelain. > They were inserted after a nightclub bouncer assaulted me. But I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Regards > Richard Bach I have never heard this. Magnetic metals will of course affect MRIs, but I've never heard of a problem with dentistry before. There are a variety of metals used as understructures for crowns--some are ferrous. Some of the older ones used nickel too. The only way to know for sure is if the dentist who placed the crowns knows what kind of metal was used. The dentist might know, or might have to contact the lab. Perhaps the radiologist can contact the dentist directly and ask exactly what needs to be known. Good luck, Steve >> Hello - I have three tooth caps that are, I am fairly sure, porcelain. >> They were inserted after a nightclub bouncer assaulted me. But I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I have never heard this. Magnetic metals will of course affect MRIs, >but I've never heard of a problem with dentistry before. Me either. I suppose a cheap lab might use iron as casting metal ..... then again I seriously doubt that. Joel > There are a variety of metals used as understructures for crowns--some >are ferrous. Some of the older ones used nickel too. The only way to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Good luck, >Steve >> Hello - I have three tooth caps that are, I am fairly sure, porcelain. >> They were inserted after a nightclub bouncer assaulted me. But I [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >Good luck, >Steve Aren't the only magnetic metals Fe and the rare earth magnets ? -- W_B wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com Take out the G'RBAGE >>Good luck, >>Steve [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >-- >W_B Ask Jan about rare earth metals in the mouth ........ are they ok? >Hello - I have three tooth caps that are, I am fairly sure, porcelain. >They were inserted after a nightclub bouncer assaulted me. But I >cannot remember what attaches the caps to the rest of the tooth. The >caps were added in 1995 and I am fairly sure that the dentist >mentioned that they were attached using a "thimble". I think he >mentioned that the thimbles were made out of a metal, maybe bronze?? Bronze is too soft. Likely gold or non-precious metal. >I have volunteered to do a brain scan and apparently if there is the >wrong kind of metal in my teeth, then the results of the scan would be >affected. >If anybody could elaborate on the metal used then I would be very >grateful. >Regards >Richard Bach -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >>Hello - I have three tooth caps that are, I am fairly sure, porcelain. >>They were inserted after a nightclub bouncer assaulted me. But I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Bronze is too soft. Likely gold or non-precious metal. But the bronze could be used on your mantle as sort of a nice work of art ....... >>I have volunteered to do a brain scan and apparently if there is the >>wrong kind of metal in my teeth, then the results of the scan would be >>affected. S-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h, you know what Jan thinks! >>If anybody could elaborate on the metal used then I would be very >>grateful. > >>Regards >>Richard Bach |
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