Porcelain dental implants – Things you need to know

Porcelain dental implants are a solution to restore teeth that have lost one or more teeth, thereby helping many customers restore chewing function as well as avoid dental diseases caused by tooth loss. This is the optimal solution to overcome missing teeth and is recommended by experts to use dental implants. 

Ceramic dental implants – things you need to know

Implant tooth structure

Dental Implant consists of 3 parts: titanium post, abutment joint and porcelain crown. During treatment, the implant is implanted inside the jawbone at the location of the lost tooth. After the post has integrated with the jawbone, the porcelain crown will be attached through the Abutment joint. 

Benefits of porcelain dental implants 

•  Implant teeth are as strong as real teeth and have natural tooth aesthetics 
•  Dental Implants have a long lifespan and can last forever 
•  The facial shape is not affected and deformed, especially jaw bone loss does not appear.
•  Oral hygiene is convenient compared to other dental implant methods. Thanks to that, you can comfortably eat and drink.
•  Preserves surrounding real teeth, thereby protecting the remaining real teeth in the jaw in the best way.

Specify cases of porcelain dental implants 

The doctor will specify the Customers who need dental implants in cases of:

• Customers with tooth loss, especially those with complete tooth loss and do not want to use removable dentures.
• Dysfunction or degeneration of removable jaws.
• Customers do not want to use the removable jaw method because it affects the adjacent teeth and is not very durable.
• In case the tooth is strong enough to make an abutment. 

Methods of porcelain dental implants

Currently, porcelain dental implants are divided into two restoration methods: single dental implant restoration and full jaw dental implant restoration. 

Single porcelain dental implants 

Single dental implants are applied to cases of losing 1 tooth or many non-consecutive teeth. This technique is performed by placing Titanium posts into the jawbone to replace lost tooth roots. 

In addition, the price of a single dental implant is more expensive, however in terms of long-term use, this method helps you save the most money. Because:

• Implants integrate with strong jawbone and chewing functions like real teeth.
• Prevents the consequences of tooth loss such as: jaw bone loss, premature aging due to tooth loss
• The titanium material in the Implant is highly durable, so it can be used for a long time or even permanently.

Full-arch porcelain dental implants 

All-arch ceramic dental implants on 4 and All on 6 are comprehensive and at the same time the most cost-effective molar restoration methods. From there, comprehensively overcome cases of tooth loss in the entire jaw, missing bones or too weak jaw bones. At the same time, effectively prevents bone loss and restores chewing function like real teeth.

• All on 4 Dental Implantation: is a method of using 4 Implants on 1 jaw (in which 2 Implants are placed at tooth number 2 and  2 Implants are placed at an angle at tooth number 5 with a 45 degree angle). Normally, this technique is often applied to the lower jaw, requiring hard bone density as prescribed by the doctor.
• All on 6 dental implant: Is the optimal technique for cases of complete tooth loss in the upper or lower jaw. Compared to the All on 4 solution, with the All on 6 solution, the doctor will implant 2 more implants in the back tooth area, helping the process of supporting porcelain crowns better, because one jaw can support up to 14 porcelain crowns.

Current types of porcelain teeth on Implants 

Currently, there are two types of porcelain crowns commonly used: metal-ceramic crowns and all-ceramic crowns. Depending on usage needsand economic conditions, you can choose the appropriate porcelain tooth line when restoring porcelain dental implants.

Porcelain dental implants with metal ceramic teeth 

Metal ceramic teeth are the first type of porcelain teeth applied in the dental field, with a metal ceramic tooth structure made of metal alloys. such as: Ni – Cr. Cr – co, Ni – Cr – Titanium, etc. The outer layer is covered with Ceramco III ceramic enamel. However, Titan porcelain teeth are a commonly used metal line.

Metal ceramic teeth are often highly rated for their durability and bearing capacity. Furthermore, the price of metal-ceramic teeth is lower than that of cosmetic porcelain teeth.

Porcelain dental implants with all-ceramic teeth

All-ceramic teeth are a new, modern line of porcelain teeth and are made entirely from pure porcelain inside and out without any metal mixed. come on. 

All-ceramic teeth were created to overcome all the defects of metal-ceramic teeth, thereby improving aesthetics and ensuring safety because the ceramic material is benign to the body without causing any irritation. Besides, high hardness makes chewing ability better, especially longevity can be extended to decades or even forever if well taken care of by the patient.

To choose the best porcelain teeth on implants, you can learn about all-ceramic teeth because this will be the perfect choice. With all-ceramic teeth, it not only brings high aesthetics but is also benign and does not cause any irritation to the user’s body. Besides, the lifespan of all-ceramic teeth is higher, so you can use it with peace of mind.