gold foil

[paceman]

Out of curiosity, does anyone learn how to do gold foil in their school?

 

[drhobie7]

Out of curiosity, does anyone learn how to do gold foil in their school?

If you have a patient who wants a gold foil you will learn how to do it at UCLA. My buddy has done tons of them because he has a patient with multiple class V lesions who desires gold foil. They're frickin sweet restorations. I might get a buccal pit restored with one.

 

[Biogirl361]

we don't learn them at my school, but sometime i want to track down a professor who knows how to do them and see if they can show me just for fun.

 

[sjdent]

seriously?? you guys are doing gold foils?

 

[dentalman]

We do it once in pre-clinic, and can do them if a patient wants them. Yes, it is old school, but you have to admit nothing beats them on longevity. (Having said that, I will probably not ever do one.)

 

[paceman]

We do it once in pre-clinic, and can do them if a patient wants them. Yes, it is old school, but you have to admit nothing beats them on longevity. (Having said that, I will probably not ever do one.)

I was reading about it in one of the dental journals (I don't remember which one), and it looked so cool. But, I also hear that it is very technique sensitive and as expensive as an amalgam or resin restoration.

 

[drhobie7]

We charge about the same for a gold foil as a composite. But hey, you're not pocketing the money so who cares? If you want to do them in private practice you'd probably want to adjust your fees a bit.

 

[mickey_klizz]

I take a selective elective at UMDNJ where all we do are direct gold castings (inlays and onlays) and foils. Its a great class where they teach us the Tucker technique. Richard V. Tucker was this dentist out in Washington who basically perfected the art of direct cast gold and foil restorations. It is very percise work and you create some beautiful restorations. The class is very study club in feel and we take lots of pictures and review and comment on each other's work. The Dr. who runs the class is Dr. Bruce Small and he recently published a paper on foils in the latest "Dentistry Today." Perhaps that is what someone was referring to above. Anyway, check out www.rvtucker.org for more info. 👍

 

[gryffindor]

I take a selective elective at UMDNJ where all we do are direct gold castings (inlays and onlays) and foils. Its a great class where they teach us the Tucker technique. Richard V. Tucker was this dentist out in Washington who basically perfected the art of direct cast gold and foil restorations. It is very percise work and you create some beautiful restorations. The class is very study club in feel and we take lots of pictures and review and comment on each other's work. The Dr. who runs the class is Dr. Bruce Small and he recently published a paper on foils in the latest "Dentistry Today." Perhaps that is what someone was referring to above. Anyway, check out www.rvtucker.org for more info. 👍

That's a neat website! Thanks!

 

[mickey_klizz]

I take a selective elective at UMDNJ where all we do are direct gold castings (inlays and onlays) and foils. Its a great class where they teach us the Tucker technique. Richard V. Tucker was this dentist out in Washington who basically perfected the art of direct cast gold and foil restorations. It is very percise work and you create some beautiful restorations. The class is very study club in feel and we take lots of pictures and review and comment on each other's work. The Dr. who runs the class is Dr. Bruce Small and he recently published a paper on foils in the latest "Dentistry Today." Perhaps that is what someone was referring to above. Anyway, check out www.rvtucker.org for more info. 👍

Correction, its not direct cast gold, we dont wax up in the mouth, we take impressions, hence it's the indirect technique.