Dentists' opinions on aspects of cast titanium restorations

The purpose of this paper was to study dentists' opinions regarding aspects of the clinical use of cast titanium restorations.

Since 1988 more than 10,000 cast titanium units of crowns and fixed partial dentures have been produced by the only dental laboratory that produces cast titanium restorations in Norway. A questionnaire on the clinical behaviour of such restorations was mailed to all 72 dental practitioners who were recorded in the computer file of this laboratory.

In the opinion of the 64 dental practitioners who completed the questionnaire, cast titanium is a useful supplement to conventional casting alloys, particularly because of its favourable cost. It has a satisfactory clinical behaviour, although there may be some problems related to technical and aesthetic aspects.