Zirconium crowns are one of the most preferred treatments in today's technology. When zirconium, a rare metal, combines with oxygen; zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) (zirconia) is formed as it is used in dentistry. This material is white-ivory and transparent; thanks to its light transmittance, it gives a natural tooth appearance; its hardness and resistance to pressure are very high; does not conduct heat, cold and electricity; it is biocompatible and does not corrode (rust). Clinical studies have shown that zirconium dioxide is a durable material that can serve for many years. Due to all these features, zirconia is used as a reliable and highly preferred infrastructure material in aesthetic dentistry applications. They are generally called zircon or zirconium porcelain crowns/bridges or porcelain crowns/bridges without metal support. We mostly use zirconia veneers in the teeth that have lost their function and aesthetics, bridge teeth and also implant supported prostheses, in line with the wishes of the patients.
So what are these Zirconia Crowns?
Zirconium is a metal-free, white-colored material that can be found in nature. Coatings are divided into two as metal supported and unsupported. For this reason, zirconia crowns are also included in the group of metal-free dental veneers. Zirconia crowns have a lots advantages over metal-supported crowns. The most important advantage of zirconia crowns is that they are much more natural and aesthetic than metal-supported crowns. For this reason, it provides the natural tooth appearance exactly.
So What Are the Advantages of Zirconia Crowns?
The advantages of zirconium crowns are truly greater than other dental treatments. It can be said that it is a treatment method where aesthetics, durability and functions meet at a high level.
If we examine it under the titles;
A Unique Naturalness and Aesthetics
First of all, zirconia crowns allow us to obtain a much more natural tooth appearance than metal-supported porcelains. Because metal-supported porcelains cannot transmit light as much as zirconia crowns. Thanks to the metal support under the porcelain, the teeth have a darker appearance. However, zirconium crowns have very high light transmittance and much more aesthetic appearance. For this reason, it is one of the most preferred treatments in aesthetic dental treatments.
Healthy Smiles and Strong Stamina
Zirconium crowns have a high biological compatibility with the body. Therefore, patients use their zirconium teeth in perfect harmony with soft tissues such as gums, cheeks, lips and tongue. Due to the absence of metal in their content, they do not cause gingival yellowing in the areas where zirconium crowns meet with the gingiva. For this reason, we prefer zirconium veneers for gingival health. One of the important advantages of zirconium veneers is that they are more durable than other aesthetic veneers.