With the rising price of gold these days it’s no wonder people are looking at getting cash for dental gold. Over the last year I have had an influx of inquiries from people who are interested in selling gold fillings, bridges and crowns as well as calls from many dentists who are interested in selling their pile of old dental gold scrap.
Remember gold is gold and it is worth money, if you are having any dental work removed that contains gold do not leave it in your dentists office unless he/she is compensating you properly for the gold you’re leaving with him. You’ve paid for it when you had the work done originally and you may as well re-cooperate some of your money back.
Here are some typical questions from our clients:
Question: I have 2 gold teeth both with enamel attached. Would like to get a valuation for selling these gold teeth Please advise. Thank you
Answer: The price your gold teeth would fetch depends greatly on their weight less the enamel and/or tooth matter. Two teeth could weigh anywhere from 4 to 15 grams and we are currently paying $21.85 per gram for yellow dental gold.
To get an idea on their weight I can tell you a quarter weighs 5 grams, hold the gold teeth in one hand and the corresponding amount of quarters in the other until they feel about even. Many clients have been surprisingly accurate using this method.
Removing Enamel and Tooth Matter From Gold Teeth:
If you care to try to remove the enamel yourself to get a better idea of the actual gold weight you could get a hammer and a thick piece of plastic or cardboard. Set the teeth on a hard surface like a basement concrete floor. Place the plastic or cardboard over the teeth and hit them with the hammer, the enamel should disintegrate into a powder, this will leave you with mostly dental gold.
Note: Always use the proper safety equipment such as safety glasses when doing this.
What Is Dental Gold?
Well, dental gold has been used for centuries in dental restoration in the form or gold teeth, gold fillings, crowns, bridges and dentures. For various hygiene and medical oral reasons people need to have this dental work removed. The best kind of dental from a buyers perspective is a deep rich yellow color that is untarnished and feels heavy in your hand.
How To Sell Dental Gold
Selling your dental gold is the same process as selling any other kind of scrap gold, not all gold buyers purchase dental gold but most do, the problem is most will try to low ball people selling their scrap dental gold. There are dental gold buyers that specialize in buying strictly dental gold alloys and amalgams but they usually deal strictly with dental offices, denturists and the like.
The key is to do some comparison shopping, any company that states that they purchase dental gold should list their current scrap dental gold prices on their websites or you should be able to give them a call and ask what they are currently paying per gram for yellow dental gold. Deal with a company that will answer your questions, sounds reliable and pays a decent rate, if they do not want to give you pricing per gram ahead of time I would avoid them all together. Also, when dealing with dental gold scrap stay away from pawn shops and they will likely be some of the lowest paying.
Dental Gold Purity
Dental gold karat can vary, it used to be that only yellow dental gold was used in the past but for astetic reasons different alloys have been used in more modern types so the ‘rich yellow’ color of gold doesn’t stand out as much. That being said yellow dental gold can range from 30% actual gold content to 100% gold content, that being 7k all the way to 24k but the most common karat of yellow dental gold is right in the range of 16k or 66.5% dental gold purity, that is what I base my prices on when buying yellow dental gold.
Conclusion
The business of dental gold recycling has become big business over the last couple years with the price of gold heading higher it will only increase. As a result more and more companies will start buying dental gold. Click here if you’re interested in learning more about dental gold alloys and how to buy and sell them.