Metal-free ceramics, today, is a modern type of dental prosthetics.

Metal-free ceramic designs are most in demand when solving aesthetic problems of the anterior tooth group.

The peculiarity of prosthetics with non-metal ceramics is that the designs are completely indistinguishable from real teeth.

Therefore, this method of prosthetics is recommended to people whose profession is public and requires frequent communication with people.

Kinds

As a framework in non-metal ceramics, zirconia and alumina are used.

For a long time, these materials were not used due to their very high strength.

With the introduction of computer technology in dental practice, the use of non-metal ceramics has become possible.

How to make

• Teeth are being prepared for prosthetics (treatment, canal filling, turning).
• Casts are taken and a plaster model of the teeth is made.
• Dental models are scanned for computer processing.
• Using a computer program, a denture framework is simulated.
• The received data is transmitted to a milling machine, turning the frame from a zirconium block.
• Sintering mass in a special furnace. As a result, the design becomes durable.
• Layering ceramic mass on the frame of the structure.

Benefits

• The material does not change color and is not painted.
• Excellent marginal fit.
• Biological compatibility of the material with gum tissue and teeth.
• The absence of a metal frame gives the material transparency.
• The lightness of the material reduces the load on the supporting teeth.
• Ideal for restoring lost teeth in the smile area.

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Reviews of patients about non-metal ceramics

• I have had bad teeth since childhood. As a result, my front teeth collapsed and had to be prosthetized. I chose the material for a long time and eventually opted for ceramic crowns. It took quite a lot of time to prepare. First, I had to fill the canals, and then sharpened my teeth very hard. While making temporary crowns, I walked with teeth like a vampire. Then they made casts, tried on prostheses. The most unpleasant procedure was lifting the gums so that the crowns went under the gum and the teeth looked like real ones. As a result, I fixed three crowns from non-metal ceramics with special glue. My new teeth look very natural and feel no different from real teeth.
• After the injury to the front teeth, the nerves were removed. After a while, the darkened depulped teeth began to differ from the rest.I had to carry out the veneering of the discolored teeth with light fillings. The result did not suit me, since the color of new teeth and real ones was different. I turned to another clinic, where I was asked to install ceramic veneers. The teeth were sharpened quite a bit, and porcelain veneers were glued to the front surface of the teeth. New teeth became the same as real ones.
• For two years, cermet stood on two front teeth. The teeth were not much different from the others. But a friend said that the crowns are noticeable against the background of other teeth. The dentist explained the difference in that the ceramic-metal crown does not transmit light due to the fact that it has a metal base. The clinic advised me to install crowns made of non-metal ceramics, which are thin and transparent. Now my artificial teeth are completely invisible and cannot be distinguished from real ones.
• Due to tooth problems, I had many fillings. On the front teeth, they were noticeable and spoiled my appearance. Several times I had to change the seals, but the result did not suit me at all. A friend said that you can hide tooth defects using ceramic plates. In the dental clinic, which I contacted, they carried out the veneering with non-metal ceramics. Previously, old fillings were removed and thin veneers were glued to the front surface of the teeth. As a result, I got new teeth that cannot be distinguished from the rest in shape and color.
• By the age of 35, my front teeth were completely filled. Even expensive fillings did not give a positive result. Therefore, two years ago I installed ceramic crowns on my front teeth. The teeth look like their own, have the same shape and color. Dental prosthetics took place in a short time, did not feel any comfort. I got used to new teeth very quickly. Friends and relatives say that there is no difference between new and my natural teeth.
• When they put non-metal ceramics on the front group of teeth, the result surprised me that the teeth look natural. Ceramic crowns are transparent, like enamel and therefore indistinguishable from real teeth. I try to treat them very carefully, I don’t bite hard foods with my teeth, I reduced the number of cups of coffee I drink a day. I even began to love myself more. Before, I could not and did not want to smile; I avoided communicating with people. With new teeth, my life has changed for the better. I became more sociable.
• For a long time, I suffered from an inferior smile due to damaged front teeth. At the insistence of loved ones, I had to agree to prosthetics of the front teeth with non-metal ceramics. The result exceeded my expectations. My new teeth are completely indistinguishable from real ones. Now I do not hide a smile from others and enjoy communicating with people. The cost of such prostheses justifies the result. I just can't stop looking at my new teeth!
• For a year now I have been wearing metal-free zirconia ceramics on incisors. You have to limit yourself in the choice of products so as not to break the tooth crown. There are still no problems with dentures. Cermet has been cermet for more than two years. On the border with the gum a gray band formed, very ugly. And the ceramic crown on the front teeth is not at all different from other teeth. The dentist promised that with proper care the prosthesis will last twenty years.
• Since childhood, my front teeth have been damaged. There was an inflammation of the front tooth. After that, the dentist removed the nerve and after some time darkened bitterly. As a result, I could not smile, because I was very complex about this. When I turned 24, I installed ceramic-metal crowns on my teeth. I carried them for about eight years. At first everything was fine, then the crowns became noticeable due to the gray strip near the gums. A year ago, I decided to replace ceramics with non-metal prostheses.I was satisfied with the result, especially since I was also adjusted to the Hollywood standard (the upper incisors are slightly longer than other teeth). The crown goes under the gum and the prosthesis looks like a real tooth.

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