Why Are Ceramic Implants Preferred Today?
Why Are Implant Treatments Popular?
Because people are getting older day by day and do not want to grow old. For this reason, people who do not want to have their adjacent teeth cut in the treatment of missing teeth or who are completely toothless want to have fixed teeth again. In this sense, implants give our patients and us the chance to perform long-term permanent treatment.
So far, dentists have mainly preferred titanium implants.
As we explained at the beginning of our article, people want to grow old but not grow old. As a result of the desire to stay young and healthy, holistic approaches and treatment methods are preferred in combating some systemic diseases and autoimmune diseases.
When were ceramic implants first used?
In the years when implants were first discovered, ceramic implants were used, but some problems were experienced with these applications, and these problems were generally related to the breakage of the implant.
For this reason, zirconium implants, which contain both white and hard durable material, have also become popular methods. This application has some advantages and disadvantages.
The aim of all this is to create a ceramic and bone connection in the area that comes into contact with the body. In other words, to ensure biocompatibility.
What has changed with the production of metal-on-metal ceramic implants?
Ceramic surface implants, which provide the durability of metal and the biocompatibility of ceramics, have provided a specific area of use for the sector and for individuals with immune system diseases in a holistic approach.
In terms of holistic health, the most important thing in the applications made to the body is personalized solutions.
For this reason, the treatment to restore or maintain the person's health is decided together with the doctor, that is, the author here is the doctor.
As dentists, we offer a range of our own methods in terms of materials and treatment methods when offering treatment options to our patients.
In this holistic approach, the patient's body structure, allergies and health history up to that day are as important as their wishes. The materials to be used for the person are selected with the guidance of all these.
In this selection, it is important that the materials to be used develop with technology and that this development is based on evidence. For this reason, the technological development of ceramic implants is quite exciting.
As with all implant systems, technological developments in ceramic implants lead us to make conscious choices regarding the range we offer to our patients.
How is an implant with titanium inside and ceramic outside produced?
When the surface of a titanium implant is turned into a ceramic surface structure by spraying ceramic particles, attention should be paid to the neck, that is, the part where it is connected to the gum.
In other words, this part must be biocompatible. In this sense, the implants developed contain gold in their neck parts, that is, the parts connected to the gum.
Think about it, the inside of an implant is made of titanium and it has a very strong structure, that is, the part that connects the bone to the tooth is ceramic and the part that connects to the gum is gold, that is, the whole system has been developed according to tissue compatibility.
What is the contribution of ceramic implants to the dentist?
Technological development should facilitate human life and be functional, that is, it should provide the dentist with ease of application, durability and safe use.
For our patients, technology should also be in line with the body's demands, and for individuals who want to maintain their general health as they age, materials should be produced and offered for use in line with this logic.
Likewise, the implant to be used by our business partners, namely our technicians, should provide ease of use in terms of technology.
With the knowledge of all this, as dentists, we must first look after the health of our patients. During this monitoring, we work together with medical doctors and we want to make the selection of materials suitable for the holistic health of our patients and to make their treatments successful.