Traditionally, fixed dental prostheses were made out of metal and porcelain. These materials provide strong restorations and until recently, could not be compared to other materials.
Now, with modern all-ceramic materials, we can fabricate restorations with high strength that can be bonded to the tooth surface.
They are used to make metal-free restorations suitable for both anterior and posterior teeth.
These materials are very friendly to the human body and do not cause allergic reactions.
The most commonly used all-ceramic materials today, are lithium disilicate and zirconium oxide.
Lithium disilicate bonds perfectly to the tooth tissue and we use it for porcelain veneers and small bridges on anterior teeth. The strength of lithium disilicate is lower than that of zirconia
Zirconia is a high-strength all-ceramic material used to make crowns for both anterior and posterior teeth. Zirconia is also used to make small bridges in the posterior area of the mouth.
All-ceramic materials are increasingly being used due to the development of digital dentistry.
We can now take an impression of your teeth, digitally design the restoration and instruct high-precision cutting machines to make new teeth.
These machines use prefabricated cubes of industrially manufactured material that has excellent physical properties, high strength and is very friendly to the human body.
