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Dental treatments dose not just revolve around relieving pain and other symptoms but also deals with improving the function and look or aesthetics of a person, this is where Zirconia crowns come in as a part of Cosmetic Dentistry. There are many names for Zirconia crowns as called in the Industry – Zirconia, Ziconium and Zircon and many other.

Zirconium was first invented by a German chemist – M.H Klaproth in 1789 which is a silicate and is known to be extremely durable and is 100% bio compatible with human body. Due to its bio compatibility is has been used in orthopedic surgeries as well as hip, joint replacements, finger and ear replacements as well. The first instance of use of Zirconium in Dentistry was to fabricate endodontic posts and Implants in 1990’s and later the use in Dental crowns has taken over to get great success due to its durability, natural appearance.

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