Gold..still the best metal that dental scientists have to offer us..but you would be hard pressed to find a patient willing to accept any gold showing when you make them teeth, no one wants any gold showing.
So here is a case where i used gold for the posts underneath and then porcelain crowns on top.
The implant surgeon placed 5 implants and I made 5 gold abutments/posts...on top of those posts we place a 10 unite porcelain splint..done in two sections...
in the photo above you can count 5 posts and one natural tooth upon which the porcelain bridgework will be made.
I decided to make this case in two sections...lower left and then lower front...
First I cemented the lower left for the patient and then lower front...
the patient feels great and loves the fact that by giving a slightly different size and angle to the teeth they look like they are his teeth and not just another set of straight caps with an artificial look.
