May 16, 2018

If you have lost one or a few natural teeth, every dentist will advise you to replace them as soon as possible. The reasons are very simple to guess: first because without some dental elements it is much more difficult to eat properly; second, but not less important, it is be very embarrassing to talk to people and show them holes in your dental arch.

There are several ways to fix the lack of teeth and ceramic implants treatment is the most new, aesthetic and healthy. Zirconia dental implants, also known as ceramic implants are artificial tooth roots made of zirconium dioxide that dentists place in your jaw to replace one or more missing teeth

Zirconia implants are hypoallergenic

The number of people who suffer because of allergies is increasing year by year and allergy to metal too. Accordingly, with recent studies, titanium sensitivity affects 4% of people in the world and in most cases, the side effects revel after implants are placed in the jawbone of the patients. If you choose zirconia implants, you don’t have to worry because of allergies, zirconium is hypoallergenic meaning that metal-free implants do not cause any strange reaction in your body.

Zirconia implants Compatible with holistic dentistry Approach

Holistic dentistry approach tends to consider dental health in the context of the patient’s entire physical and spiritual health. That said, zirconia implants are bioinert so they do not interfere with the energy flow that moves through the body’s meridians and mentioned in the holistic philosophy.

More natural and esthetic result with Zirconium Oxide

Zirconia dental implants offer more aesthetic result; let’s see why. There are two different reasons: using ceramic screws they cannot be noticed in case of very thin soft tissue (gums). Since zirconia components are white, they work and look like a normal dental root. After years, gums tend to recede leaving visible a little part of the implant. In case of your dentist used metal implants, a kind of greyish color will gleam through the tissue. This is ok for the posterior restorations, nobody will see it but what about anterior teeth like incisors and canines? using zirconia implants in the anterior teeth will avoid this problem.

Zirconia doesn’t conduct any electrical charge

Unlike titanium, zirconium dioxide is a non-conductivity material meaning that implants made of it do not interact with electromagnetic fields coming from devices like those we use daily (smartphone just to name the most used). In other words, there will be no electrical or electromagnetic activity in your mouth.

Recent studies revealed that non-conductivity is directly connected with less bacteria growth on the surface of the ceramic implants. This is a very good news because bacteria are the first cause of surrounding tissue inflammation that leads to peri-implantitis and promotes the implant failure.

What about zirconia implants success rate?

Accordingly with recent studies, zirconia and titanium have the same success rate of 98.5% in regards the osseointegration capability. In addition, it seems that implants made by zirconium promote a higher soft tissue attachment so the final aesthetic result will be better compared with that you can reach with a titanium implant.

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