IMPORTANT DENTAL HEALTH ALERT! Lead Found in Imported Dental Crowns

Traditionally, dentists have relied on local laboratories to create dental crowns for their patients. With advances in delivery services, dental labs can now be located anywhere in the world. Due to competition and consumer demand for low-cost dental appliances, many dentists are forced to purchase from overseas labs.

Recently, it was discovered some of these labs may be using lead in their alloys. Lead is a deadly toxin that can lead to brain damage, nerve disorders, muscle and joint pain, irritability, increased blood pressure, fertility problems, and memory or concentration problems.

At White Wolf Dental, you can be confident that your crown is free of toxic alloys. Using CEREC technology, we can create a precision porcelain crown in one visit. Better yet, you can watch it being made!

Dentists have traditionally relied on local labs to create crowns for their patients. With the advent of overnight delivery services labs can now be anywhere in the country or the world. As with so many products, the low cost leaders are labs overseas.

Some of these labs may be using lead in their alloys. http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0802_release05.asp

I want my patients to know I have NEVER used a lab outside the United States. I also do not use nonprecious metals in my crowns (which contain potentially toxic alloys such as chromium, nickel, beryllium and others). In fact we have largely moved to metal free restorations. We can now place crowns and bridges in almost all situations using high strength porcelain based restorations, with no metal at all.

When metal is indicated, we use a high gold, content precious metal alloy. A sticker declaring its exact content accompanies every case.

And with our CEREC technology, we can create an all porcelain crown in on visit, as you watch it being made. http://www.cereconline.com/ecomaXL/index.php?site=Cerec_PatientInfo