Dental alloys are used for a casting a range of restorations, copings, frames and more. These alloys can be composed of a range of noble, high noble and base metals, and each mixture offers different properties that can make one alloy ideal for a specific restorative situation and another alloy completely unsuited to the same task. Full contour crowns and bridges are most often case from noble and high noble metals such as gold and platinum, but these softer metals might not be suited for posterior crowns on a bruxing patient. A wider range of alloys can be used for casting copings and substructures for porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) restorations. It is important to coordinate the alloy and the ceramic systems being used for a PFM restoration. Casting dental alloys requires specific techniques with different alloys melting at different temperatures, so be sure to follow the protocols that deliver the best results for your lab.
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| Company | Dentsply Sirona Prosthetics | Dentsply Sirona Prosthetics | Dentsply Sirona Prosthetics | Dentsply Sirona Prosthetics | Dentsply Sirona Prosthetics |
| Item | Degunorm Crown and Bridge Alloy | Degustar GA-2 Porcelain Alloy | Deva 4 Porcelain Alloy | Miracast | Ultima Lite Porcelain Alloy |
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| Description | Premium High Noble Alloy | Degustar GA-2 is a noble, micro-fine grain palladium-silver alloy which offers excellent physical properties and represents an outstanding alternative | Deva 4 is a high noble, micro-fine grain Porcelain Alloy, which may be used with most leading dental porcelains. Deva 4 is biocompatible and does not | Type III. The dollar-wise choice for mainstream performance and color. Miracast has rich gold color and flexible processing. Easily burnishable when | Proven superior marginal integrity. This noble palladium alloy delivers superior fitting restorations. Ideal mid-range thermal expansion value means |
| Composition | Gold: 73.8 %
Platinum: 9 %
Silver: 9.2 %
Copper: 4.4 %
Zinc: Less Than 1 %
Indium: Less Than 1 %
Iridium: Less Than 1 % | Gold: 2 %
Palladium: 52 %
Silver: 36 %
Tin: Less Than 1 %
Zinc: Less Than 1 %
Indium: Less Than 1 %
Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % | Gold: 51.1 %
Palladium: 38.5 %
Indium: Less Than 1 %
Gallium: Less Than 1 %
Iridium: Less Than 1 % | Gold: 40.9 %
Platinum: 1 %
Palladium: 4 %
Silver: 9 %
Copper: 38 %
Zinc: Less Than 1 %
Iridium: Less Than 1 % | Palladium: 78.4 %
Copper: 8 %
Zinc: Less Than 1 %
Indium: Less Than 1 %
Gallium: Less Than 1 %
Ruthenium: Less Than 1 % |
| Hardness | 230 HV | 250 HV | 235 HV | 158 HV | 300 HV |
| Tensile Strength | 500 N/mm2 | 560 N/mm2 | 545 N/mm2 | 340 N/mm2 | 565 N/mm2 |
| Indications for Use | Crowns
Bridges | Implants
Crowns
Bridgework | Implants | Crowns
Bridges | Not Available |
| Color | Yellow | White | White | Gold | White |
| Compatible Porcelains | Not Available | Not Available | Most Dental Porcelains | Not Available | Not Available |
| Melting Interval | 900° C - 990° C | 1,150° C - 1,230° C | 1,230° C - 1,315° C | 840° C - 925° C | 1,175° C - 1,255° C |
| Casting Temperature | 1,100° C | 1,400° C | 1,425° C | 1,025° C | 1,345° C |
| Expansion | 6 % | 10 % | 18 % | 39 % | 15 % |
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