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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / March 2008How much gold per tooth or crown??
Dear newsgroup, In re the header above, can anybody put me in the ballpark in term of weight please? Thanks in advance! 2-3g. Inc. or 3-5 for Mol. > Dear newsgroup, > In re the header above, can anybody put me in the ballpark in term of > weight please? > > Thanks in advance! > 2-3g. Inc. or 3-5 for Mol. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > - Show quoted text - So I wonder what the cost would be at today's gold price i wonder? Are you trying to figure out the scrap value of an old gold crown, or the cost (to the lab) of gold material used in a typical crown. On Mar 28, 8:31 am, "oN" <kotot...@peva.com> wrote: > 2-3g. Inc. or 3-5 for Mol. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > - Show quoted text - So I wonder what the cost would be at today's gold price i wonder? > Dear newsgroup, > In re the header above, can anybody put me in the ballpark in term of > weight please? > > Thanks in advance! Depends upon the alloy used and the size of the crown. Not unusual to have maybe 1/4 to 1/3 oz alloy. Most high noble casting alloys are maybe 70% gold. This is just off the top of my head. Steve >> Dear newsgroup, >> In re the header above, can anybody put me in the ballpark in term of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Steve What are you putting in peoples mouths SB ? 6 unit full cast gold FPD's ? Average molar crown would be 2 - 3 dwt Even at 4 dwt that's only 1/5 oz Troy. 1 dwt = 1.55 gm 20 dwt = 1 oz Troy. >>> Dear newsgroup, >>> In re the header above, can anybody put me in the ballpark in term of [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 1 dwt = 1.55 gm > 20 dwt = 1 oz Troy. For a full cast crown? My lab must have his thumb on the scale. Steve often They charge you for the amount of gold placed in the casting well (sometimes) rather than the finished weight of the gold. They want to re-coup the cost of the gold that is ground away and never recovered. >>>> Dear newsgroup, >>>> In re the header above, can anybody put me in the ballpark in term of [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Steve >often > >They charge you for the amount of gold placed in the casting well >(sometimes) So if they are casting with 8 - 10 dwt, they charge for that weight ? Even though the rough casting may only weigh 3.5 dwt after removing from the sprue ? Hmmm..... Could see Rough Casting Weight after removal of the sprue/button plus ~10% for cutting loss. Guess it depends on the lab policy. A very interesting perspective though. > rather than the finished weight of the gold. They want to >re-coup the cost of the gold that is ground away and never recovered. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> Steve On Mar 29, 1:54 pm, New...@bix.nex wrote: > On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:30:17 -0400, "Amatus Cremona" > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Are you trying to figure out the scrap value of an old gold crown Exactly! Several of them of fact. > On Mar 29, 1:54 pm, New...@bix.nex wrote: >> On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:30:17 -0400, "Amatus Cremona" [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Exactly! Several of them of fact. I sold my scrap, collected over many years, a couple of years back. You don't get nearly the value of the gold--the stuff is often dirty, and refining costs something also. I didn't bother trying to even estimate the amount of gold I really had. A good jeweler may be able to tell you, or alternatively you can go to a known, ethical refiner such as Garfield. Steve >> Are you trying to figure out the scrap value of an old gold crown >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Steve Yep, Garfield is your best bet. Figure about $4-12 each.  Signature/ Amatus / On Mar 29, 1:54 pm, New...@bix.nex wrote: > On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:30:17 -0400, "Amatus Cremona" > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Are you trying to figure out the scrap value of an old gold crown Exactly! Several of them of fact. >>>> Dear newsgroup, >>>> In re the header above, can anybody put me in the ballpark in term of [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >Steve Hmm... Maybe weigh the next one ?
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