Medical Insider–Dr Rhoda entero
All That You Need to Know About Zirconia Dental Implants
Part 3
We are still on the topic about Zirconia Dental Implants.
Zirconia Dental Implants and Abutments: Dental implants and abutments made of zirconia offer a metal-free solution for patients who are sensitive to metal or worry about the bacterial infection risk of such materials.
Abutments match the color of the teeth because zirconia can be any color you want or need. What’s more, the bio-inert material exhibits good tissue compatibility with your mouth and low accumulation of plaque when compared to their titanium counterparts.
What Are Zirconia Implants?
In regards to zirconia implants in particular, it’s a non-metallic or metal-free treatment that makes use of cubic zirconia (CZ), which is a form of zirconium dioxide that’s cubic crystalline in composition.
This material is synthetic and known for how colorless and hard it is. It can also be made in a variety of colors, such as tooth colored. With that said, here’s what zirconia implants bring to the table compared to their titanium counterparts.
Zirconia Implants
Easier to Maintain: Zirconia implants are easier to maintain and clean because their restorative margin is at the gum level, which can be reached by the toothbrush and floss.Colored Like Tooth Roots: Zirconia implants have a white or tooth color to them, which is identical to natural teeth.
This means they won’t peek out of the gumline like metal-colored implants would (gum discoloration).Bio-Inert and Corrosion-Free: Ceramic materials like zirconia allows your gums to be healthier and better preserved.
The material doesn’t corrode like metal and it’s ultimately bio-inert or won’t cause infection.One-Piece Design: You don’t need sub-gingival connections with the way zirconia implants are designed in a one-piece fashion. This fact prevents bacterial infection as well.
No Bleeding and Inflammation Risk: It’s quite rare for you to end up bleeding or getting an infection when you have a zirconia implant placed on your mouth. Ceramics are cleaner than metals in more ways than one. (To be continued)