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dental gold? Grant Erwin 08-05-2008
Posted by Tom Gardner on August 6, 2008, 1:22 am
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>I had a tooth extracted today. It had been crowned with gold. They gave me
> back the gold crown, tooth still in it of course.
>
> I seem to recall hearing that Coca-Cola actually dissolves teeth. Is that
> a workable solution to removing the old tooth from the gold crown? Is
> there a better one?
>
> Grant

Hammer.



Posted by Grant Erwin on August 6, 2008, 1:44 am
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Tom Gardner wrote:
>
>>I had a tooth extracted today. It had been crowned with gold. They gave me
>>back the gold crown, tooth still in it of course.
>>
>>I seem to recall hearing that Coca-Cola actually dissolves teeth. Is that
>>a workable solution to removing the old tooth from the gold crown? Is
>>there a better one?
>>
>>Grant
>
>
> Hammer.
>
>

That's kind of what I am thinking. I'll try that tomorrow, let you know
what happened.

Grant

Posted by on August 6, 2008, 8:41 am
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:44:26 GMT, Grant Erwin

>Tom Gardner wrote:
>>
>>>I had a tooth extracted today. It had been crowned with gold. They gave me
>>>back the gold crown, tooth still in it of course.
>>>
>>>I seem to recall hearing that Coca-Cola actually dissolves teeth. Is that
>>>a workable solution to removing the old tooth from the gold crown? Is
>>>there a better one?
>>>
>>>Grant
>>
>>
>> Hammer.
>>
>>
>
>That's kind of what I am thinking. I'll try that tomorrow, let you know
>what happened.
>
>Grant
A propane torch will just burn out the tooth from the gold.
ERS

Posted by Joseph Gwinn on August 7, 2008, 11:03 pm
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wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:44:26 GMT, Grant Erwin
>
> >Tom Gardner wrote:
> >>
> >>>I had a tooth extracted today. It had been crowned with gold. They gave me
> >>>back the gold crown, tooth still in it of course.
> >>>
> >>>I seem to recall hearing that Coca-Cola actually dissolves teeth. Is that
> >>>a workable solution to removing the old tooth from the gold crown? Is
> >>>there a better one?
> >>>
> >>>Grant
> >>
> >>
> >> Hammer.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >That's kind of what I am thinking. I'll try that tomorrow, let you know
> >what happened.
> >
> >Grant
> A propane torch will just burn out the tooth from the gold.

Beware mercury fumes. The gold in crowns may be or contain mercury-gold
amalgam, not just gold-copper casting alloy.

Joe Gwinn

Posted by William Noble on August 8, 2008, 2:29 am
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>> >>>I had a tooth extracted today. It had been crowned with gold. They
>> >>>gave me
>> >>>back the gold crown, tooth still in it of course.
>> >>>
>> >>>I seem to recall hearing that Coca-Cola actually dissolves teeth. Is
>> >>>that
>> >>>a workable solution to removing the old tooth from the gold crown? Is
>> >>>there a better one?
>> >>>
>> >>>Grant

>> >That's kind of what I am thinking. I'll try that tomorrow, let you know
>> >what happened.
>> >
>> >Grant
>> A propane torch will just burn out the tooth from the gold.
>
> Beware mercury fumes. The gold in crowns may be or contain mercury-gold
> amalgam, not just gold-copper casting alloy.
>
> Joe Gwinn

why not tap with a hammer and break up the tooth - the gold is maleable and
the tooth is not


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