Is "Tooth Gold" Actually Real Gold? It’s a question we get almost every week at the shop. A customer comes in with a small baggie containing an old gold crown or bridge, looking a bit embarrassed. "I don't know if this is worth anything," they say, "or if it's even real gold." The short answer? Yes, it is absolutely worth money. While dental gold isn't pure 24k gold (because pure gold would be too soft to chew on!), it is a high-quality alloy. Most dental gold tests between 1