When color is critical and there is minimal thickness in the restoration we can use custom titanium anodizing to color a variety of pink to purple hues to mimic pink tissue and yellow to gold hues to mimic a tooth color.  The cool thing is we can apply two different colors to the same appliance. 

 

Anodizing titanium is a process that adjusts the oxide level of metal surfaces.  This adjustment changes the spectrum of light, resulting in perceived color.  By precisely controlling the surface oxide level, an entire range of colors can be produced.  Anodizing titanium is not a coating, nor does it use dyes.  Voltage applied to the part through fixturing, in an electrolytic bath, controls the color.  Therefore, the integrity and properties of the base metal along with it’s suitability in biomedical applications are not compromised.