Choosing the right dental refining company typically involves research, referrals or the right online search. As a national leader in the dental refining industry, Cora Refining has worked hard to build long lasting relationships with all of our clients. By always abiding to our most valued dental scrap quality control rules, we’ve managed to maintain a solid reputation.

We understand sometimes dental scrap refining terms and language can be confusing, that’s why we’ve arranged a list of the most frequently used dental refining terms. We hope this will help clear up any confusion, as well as help your understanding of the dental refining process.

 

Dental Refining Terms

Dental Scrap This is a broad term, which classifies all materials left over after performing dental work. Many items can be considered dental scrap. For a complete list of dental scrap materials you can sell for cash check here.
Assayed This is the process of testing an item to figure out which components are present in any given material. In dental refining terms we use fire assay along with many other proven methods to refine dental scrap.
Slag After the materials are smelted, “slag” is the left over waste that was separated from the precious metals.
Dental Alloys Alloy is the process of combining two or more metals. In regards to dental refining there are three types of dental alloys, high noble, semiprecious and non-precious.
Floor Sweeps This term refers to dental scrap materials collected from vacuum bags or after you sweeps the floor of your dental lab. Floor sweeps can be sent in for dental refining and can provide a generous return.
Precious Metals These can be classified as any metal containing platinum, palladium, gold or silver elements. The term precious relates to the process of trading or refining materials.

 
 

Now that we’ve identified all of the most frequently used dental refining terms, we hope you’ll have a better understanding of the process. Cora Refining, can also help you turn any unwanted dental scrap materials into cash. If you’re interested in taking advantage of our cash for dental scrap services, get started by choosing a shipping container now.