Zirconia crowns and bridges
Zirconia - Porcelain crowns are an exciting recent development in dentistry that allow us to restore badly broken down teeth with a material matches the characteristics of our own enamel more closely . Zirconium porcelain is based on zirconium oxide: it is a material which throughout the world meets the highest standards in highly critical areas of space travel, hip prosthetics and automotive engineering. Unlike the crowns of the past which had a metal substructure and wouldn’t allow light to pass through them, porcelain is translucent, just like enamel. This gives to it a much more natural, life-like appearance allowing us to restore teeth in such a natural way as to make them unnoticeable. In addition, an all porcelain crown can be bonded firmly to your tooth, which provides greater strength than the traditional crown.
The benefits:
- Indistinguishable from real teeth
- Highly aesthetic due to natural appearance
- Exceptional durability and stability
- Biocompatible, tissue-friendly and suitable for patients with allergies
- No unpleasant hot and cold sensation
No More Gray Line at Margins
One of the most common complaints of the traditional crown is the dark gray line that occurs where the tooth and the crown meet at the gumline. This is caused by the metal in the crown as well as the fact the light is not penetrating the tooth to give the root some vitality. The all-porcelain crown can overcome this handicap as well as provide greater strength.
