The Advantages and Disadvantages To Zirconia Dental Implants | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Pastgenerationsofzirconiaimplantshavehadlimitationsduetoincreasedriskoffractureandlocationofimplantplacement,sincetheyusedtobeaonepiece ...

There is now a choice for dental implant material. Dental implants have historically been made of titanium. More recently, zirconium has been used. Both are classified as a transitional metal; however, when zirconium is processed and zirconium oxide (Zirconia) is made, this material has the properties of a ceramic rather than a metal. Past generations of zirconia implants have had limitations due to increased risk of fracture and location of implant placement, since they used to be a one piece unit. Two-piece zirconia implants have been available here in the US for a number of years, but the design of the available implants did not meet Dr. Puckett’s criteria to validate use.

In January 2020, Straumann, a leading dental implant company, received FDA approval for release of the Snow ceramic implants. The Snow ceramic implant system is the only 100% ceramic system available (metal- and plastic-free) – the...