{"id":33139,"date":"2022-06-22T15:21:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T15:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/?p=33139"},"modified":"2022-09-12T12:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:09:03","slug":"alloy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/alloy","title":{"rendered":"Dental Alloy Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A dental alloy is a metal alloy that combines the best properties of two or more metals for specific uses in dentistry. It is mostly used for casting copings, frames, restorations, and other applications.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-662c6406a24fd\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-662c6406a24fd\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/alloy\/#What-is-Dental-Alloy-Made-Of\" title=\"What is Dental Alloy Made Of?\">What is Dental Alloy Made Of?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/alloy\/#Which-Alloy-is-Used-in-Dentistry\" title=\"Which Alloy is Used in Dentistry?\">Which Alloy is Used in Dentistry?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-Dental-Alloy-Made-Of\"><\/span>What is Dental Alloy Made Of?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The majority of dental alloys are composed of tin, silver, and copper and zinc in a weight ratio of 3:1. Other common ingredients include zinc and copper. Because of their high strength, wear resistance, high biocompatibility dental alloys are often used for the manufacturing of metal frameworks and dental construction. This is also due to the fact that dental alloys are inexpensive.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which-Alloy-is-Used-in-Dentistry\"><\/span>Which Alloy is Used in Dentistry?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Stainless steel, cobalt-chromium, nickel-chromium, titanium, and nickel-titanium alloys are the types of alloys that are used the most often in today&#8217;s dental offices.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Terms:<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dental alloy is a metal alloy that combines the best properties of two or more metals for specific uses in dentistry. It is mostly used for casting copings, frames, restorations, and other applications. What is Dental Alloy Made Of? 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