The difference is in making: zirconium ceramic crowns are entirely made of ceramic, while metal-ceramic has a base made of metal alloy (white gold, titanium, chrome, cobalt, nickel) that is coated with ceramics.
The difference is in making: zirconium ceramic crowns are entirely made of ceramic, while metal-ceramic has a base made of metal alloy (white gold, titanium, chrome, cobalt, nickel) that is coated with ceramics.
With high quality oral hygiene and regular exams, they can last up to ten years. The lifetime depends on the quality and the type of material as well as the patients' habits.
The advantages of zirconium ceramic crowns are their biocompatibility (the ability of the organism to accept a foreign body without rejection), better natural light, better imitation of the natural tooth, and the fact that with them you can't get an allergic reaction to metals. The ceramic crown is more expensive because of the high quality materials used and because it is more complex in its making. Aesthetically, zirconium crowns look absolutely natural while metal ceramics are seen as "artificial".
The dental bridge is a fixed prosthetic used when fixing a broken tooth. It can substitute one or more of your teeth, and the determination is made by the dentist during the examination. The dental bridge returns the aesthetics and functionality of the teeth.
When installing the dental bridge, it is necessary to grind the two adjacent healthy teeth and therefore it is better to set the bridge to the implant and preserve the healthy teeth.
The base of metal ceramic crowns is made of noble metals: white gold, titanium, nickel, chromium or cobalt. Titanium and white gold are most commonly used because allergic reactions are extremely rare.
Exactly the same as you would with natural teeth: daily oral hygiene and regular checkups at the dentist's or oral hygienist's.
Fixed dentures are fixed on the patient’s own teeth as they are attached to the natural tooth root or implants. Unlike fixed, semi-fixed prostheses can be removed with special instruments and thoroughly cleaned during examination at a dentist's. Mobile prostheses are easily removed and replaced by the patients themselves.
Veneers are wafer-thin, custom-made shells of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front surface of teeth to improve your appearance. These shells are attached permanently to the front of the teeth changing their color, shape, size, or length.