All That You Need to Know About Zirconia Dental Implants (Part 4)
Implant Materials dental model from different types of treatments bonded bridge, are isolated on white background.
The materials used for dental treatments such as implant surgery are mostly metallic in nature. This is because metal is known to be long-lasting. The strength of metal can withstand the constant bite forces of the mouth.
Metal also helps the dental implant’s longevity.
Science has contributed to improve the strength of ceramics. Ceramics were are used as dental treatments because of their aesthetics compared to metal.
Discoveries showed that aesthetics isn’t only for its beneficial property as ceramics are also non-allergic, non-corrosive, and inert, making them many more times beneficial to dental implant longevity and patient health.
Zirconia is different from earlier forms of all-ceramic treatments. It’s not only used in implant dentistry due to its toughness to metal. It’s also used for teeth due to its combination of form and function.
After the Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius first isolated zirconia, it took about 150 years before it was considered for usage in biomedical applications. It was Helmer and Driskell who published that scientific study of zirconia’s medical viability back in 1969.
More of this in our next issue.