What Is Zirconium Tooth? | Zirconium Veneer
Zirconium dental veneers are actually named after Zirconia (Zr), a type of metal element. One of the most important reasons why Zirconia, which is white in colour unlike many known metal elements, is preferred over traditional metal-supported porcelains in dental veneers is that its colour is white. Because in traditional metal-supported porcelains, grey-coloured metals negatively affected the aesthetic appearance.
The white colour of Zirconia prevented this aesthetics from being negatively affected and popularised Zirconium Dental Veneers.
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How is Zirconium Veneer Made?
Firstly, a special smile is designed for the patient. After the smile design is made, various abrasions are completed on the teeth. Then the tooth impression is taken. Zirconium Veneers are produced by adhering to the smile design made over the measurement sent to the laboratory. Then it is applied on the teeth with special adhesives.
What Are The Properties of Zirconium Dental Veneers?
Zirconium is the most resistant and strong coating material against chewing forces among all materials used in dentistry. It is an important alternative especially for individuals with intense tooth clenching disease.
In addition, unlike the grey coloured metal used in traditional metal-supported porcelains, its white colour greatly increases its aesthetic appearance. Zirconium dental veneers are also a very good alternative for patients with metal allergies.
It adapts very well to the human body, that is, it is biocompatible. In addition, thanks to their long life, they can provide up to 20 years of use.
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What is The Lifetime of Zirconium Coating?
One of the most important features of the materials and materials used in dentistry is their long service life. Zirconium is one of the materials with the longest lifetime among these materials. Zirconium Dental Veneers can be used for up to 20 years in patients.
What Are The Advantages of Zirconium Dental Veneers?
- Aesthetics
- Biocompatible
- Long life
- High resistance to chewing forces
- Can be used in patients with metal allergy
- Can be used on bridge teeth
- Allows veneers in cases of tooth crowding
What Are The Disadvantages of Zirconium Dental Veneers?
Zirconium Dental Veneer does not have any disadvantages if it is applied with the right techniques in the right hands and if the patient pays attention to oral hygiene and cares properly.
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Who Are Suitable Candidates For Zirconium Veneers?
- Who wants to increase dental aesthetics
- Unhappy with the colour of your teeth
- With crowding in the teeth
- Impaired bite of the teeth
- Having unresilient and weak teeth
- Who wants to have a new smile
- Who wants to have a smile design
- Patients with intense tooth clenching are suitable for Zirconium Dental Veneers.
What Are The Treatment Stages of Zirconium Dental Veneers?
- In the first stage, a smile is designed by the physician in accordance with the patient’s expectations.
- Then, if desired by the patient, this smile design is applied to the patient’s mouth with temporary materials and the patient can have an idea about how his teeth will look when the treatment is finished. This process is called Mock-Up.
- After the physician and the patient agree on the smile design, abrasions are made on the teeth. Then the tooth impression is taken.
- Zirconium veneers produced in the laboratory are seen on the patient’s teeth in the clinic. Rehearsal is done. If no problems are encountered in the rehearsal, the veneers are applied on the teeth with special adhesives.
Which Aesthetic Problems Does Zirconium Veneers Eliminate in Teeth?
Zirconium Dental Veneers found on teeth;
- Colour, Perplexity,
- Closing, Gap in teeth
- It removes aesthetic problems such as position distortion.
Can Zirconium Teeth Be Whitened Again?
- Zirconium teeth do not yellow.
- There is no need for whitening again.
- In case of improper care, tartar and plaque accumulation can be seen.
- For this, it is necessary to have tartar cleaning.
How to Determine The Selection of Zirconium Tooth Colours?
The tooth colour is determined with special colour scales under special lights with natural daylight. During the rehearsals, the tooth colour can be checked again and changes can be made if it is not liked.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, it does not turn yellow. If tooth brushing is not done correctly, tartar accumulation can be observed. For this, routine scaling should be performed by the dentist.
Individuals who have zirconium can consume all foods.
It can be done.
If adhered with the right adhesives, zirconium veneers can be removed by the physician without damaging the teeth.
If the correct techniques are used during the preparation of the teeth and the teeth are not damaged, no pain is experienced.
If not glued correctly, it may fall off.
It can solve many aesthetic and functional problems.
A natural smile can be obtained with the right material selection and personalised smile design.
Zirconium Veneers can be used for about 20 years with proper oral care. Zirconium Veneers are the most durable of the materials used in dentistry and are stronger than natural teeth.
The same care should be given to Zirconium Veneers as to natural teeth. No special cleaning is required. As long as tooth brushing and interface cleaning is done correctly at least 2 times a day, their usage period can be very long years.
