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Dental knowledge: all-ceramic crowns and bridges

All-ceramics are suited to demanding aesthetic restorations.

Zirconia is suited to demanding aesthetic restorations, from a single crown to long-span bridges in the posterior region. This all-ceramic and therefore completely metal-free, biocompatible material is ideal for patients who set great store by a metal-free restoration. All-ceramic restorations are equally suitable for people who are prone to hypersensitivity reactions.

Zirconia has been established as a framework material in dentistry for years. It has good physical properties and behaves in ways similar to natural tooth substance.

Its dentine-like base shade allows extremely attractive aesthetic results and optimum translucency. The colour and light reflection of veneers, inlays and crowns and bridges make treated teeth look natural.

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Zirconium oxide is a full-ceramic and therefore completely metal-free, biocompatible material that has established itself in dentistry as a framework material over many years. It has good physical properties and, in its function, properties similar to those of natural tooth substance.
Zirconium oxide is suitable for demanding aesthetic dental restorations, from the single crown through to long-span bridges in the posterior region. It is recommended especially for patients who value a metal-free restoration and for people who tend to have hypersensitivity reactions.
Zirconium oxide has a basic colour similar to dentine, that is a shade close to natural tooth bone, and good light transmission. The colouring and light reflection of veneers, inlays, crowns and bridges therefore make treated teeth look like natural teeth.