A
restoration for your
teeth. The full gold crown, or FGC, is usually placed in the
posterior part of the
mouth (or anywhere out of the
smile line) because people generally do not want to look like
pirates.
In some ways they are better than a
PFM (Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal) crown, because they will not
wear down the opposing
teeth nearly as rapidly as will
porcelain. They also will not
break like
porcelain can.
However, they are still
gold-colored, which some people simply find
unacceptable.