Dental Restoration
Dentists have used gold for filling cavities (before mercury amalgam became available), for crowns, and for other purposes. Gold is malleable, nearly immune to corrosion, and hard enough to form a biting surface that can be used for years. Gold had been used before silver was available and continued to be used for specialized purposes. After 1980, gold inlays and gold foil work became rare in the United States.
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