Published 18 October 2025
What counts as dental gold
- Gold crowns and caps
- Gold bridges and bridgework
- Gold inlays and onlays
- Gold fillings and dental scrap
- Mixed dental lots with porcelain or tooth material still attached
Why you do not need to clean or strip it
Dental work is an alloy designed to bond with porcelain or attach to natural tooth structure. Trying to separate the gold from the rest at home is unpleasant and unnecessary. An XRF assay reads the precious-metal content of the alloy directly, and the offer accounts for only that content. The non-gold components, porcelain, tooth matter, any base metals, are excluded from the figure rather than valued.
How the offer is built
Each piece is XRF-assayed to determine the proportion of gold in the alloy and weighed on calibrated scales. The offer is the measured gold content times the live gold rate, less the buyer's margin. Your written breakdown shows the confirmed content and the figure, so there is no mystery about how a small crown produces the offer it does.
How to send it
- Place dental pieces in a small sealed bag inside a padded envelope.
- Request a free Royal Mail Special Delivery label on WhatsApp.
- Post at a Post Office counter, keep the proof-of-postage receipt.
- Receive a written valuation and decide.
Common questions
Is a single crown really worth posting?
It can be, dental gold is an alloy and not pure, but a single crown still holds real value. Send a photo on WhatsApp for a quick indicative figure if you would like to know before posting.
Does the porcelain or tooth material reduce the offer?
It is simply excluded from the figure. You are paid only for the measured gold content, so non-gold components do not affect the maths beyond being weighed off.
What if I have inherited a relative's dental gold from a clearance?
It is the same process. Many families come across dental gold during clearances. Send it as it is. There is no need to do anything to it first.