Bridges and crowns
What is zirconium?
Actually, the material used in dentistry is not zirconium as such, which is a metallic chemical element, but zirconium powder stabilized with Yttrium (Y-TZP).
What is zirconium?
- It is extremely durable and resistant, basically the strongest material used in dentistry for dental rehabilitations with fixed prostheses.
- Because it is a white ceramic with very good translucency characteristics, zirconia restorations are highly esthetic because they do not contain any metal in their structure.
- It has excellent resistance to chemical corrosion, which makes it an excellent material to be in contact with saliva.
- The zirconia core structure can be overlaid with esthetic porcelain to create the final tooth color and shape.
- Its high biocompatibility makes it a material that is very well tolerated by the body, has no allergenic effects and allows excellent gingival regeneration with a perfect fit.
- Because they are executed by Cad/Cam computer systems, zirconia-based prostheses are highly accurate, with an excellent fit.
- The use of crowns or bridges on our natural teeth allows us to improve their esthetics, length and color.
What is zirconium?
Zirconium dental crowns and bridges are usually indicated mainly in those oral rehabilitations where the esthetic sector is compromised, that is, in the anterior sector, that of the smile. Sometimes we also use zirconium in premolars and molars if the patient presents a high esthetic demand, and its characteristics are suitable to withstand high masticatory forces, since its characteristics also make it perfect to withstand high masticatory forces.