Thanks for everyone's responses so far.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Victorya
I believe that nickel hasn't been used on a regular basis in dentistry in the US for many years.
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There are quite a few sources on the internet that say that nickel is still used:
"Nickel is added to the metal in braces (and crowns) so they don't rust. Here we call it stainless steel.":
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...4190050AATSkyS
"More than 75% of the crowns placed today are nickel":
http://www.whale.to/v/huggins.html
"Typically, what dental labs use to make crowns and bridges is nickel":
http://www.newlifejournal.com/10-02/askpatton_10_02.htm
"Crowns can be all metal, porcelain fused to metal (PFM), or all ceramic. Metals include gold alloy, other alloys (palladium) or a base-metal alloy (nickel or chromium). The all-metal or PFM crowns are stronger and are better choices for back teeth."
http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/U...es/Crowns.cvsp
Since most of my crowns and bridges date back to the 70's and 80's, I'm thinking it's even more likely they used metal back then.
Cherie
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