Zirconia Crowns In Turkey

Zirconia crowns are dental crowns that made of zirconium dixoide to improve natural tooth appearance. Zirconia crowns are bicompatible restorative materials with high fracture resistance. They are very durable type of ceramic material. Zirconia crowns are popular dental restorations that used in cosmetic dentistry. Zirconia crowns have many advantages and disadvantages on their own. Zirconia crowns are known for high durability and strength. One of their advantages of zirconia crowns is that zirconia crowns has opaque appearance which make it less natural, rather than other materials.  In this article, we are going to cover everything you should know about zirconia crowns. 

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zirconia crowns in turkey

How Do Zirconia Crowns Work? Step By Step Procedure

Initial Consultation

First of all, you should consult to our dental team for your treatment. Our dental team will evaluate and assess your dental needs and determine whether zirconia crown is the right way for your specific situation. This stage is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions that you may have about the procedure. 

Tooth Preparation

If zirconia crown is suitable for you, our dental team will begin to numb the area around the affected tooth. Later, they willl reomve decayed area and sheap the tooth to accommodate the new crown, carefully. This stage involves removing a small amount of tooth enamel to ensure a proper fit. 

Impressions and Temporary Crown

When your tooth is prepared, our dental team takes an impression of the tooth and send it to dental lab to create your custom made zirconium crown. In the meantime, our dental team will place a temporary crown on your prepared tooth to protect it until the permanent crown is ready. 

Creation of The Zirconium Crown

Our dental team will take the impressions and the dental lab will use to craft a custom zirconium crown that perfectly matches the shape, size and color of your natural teeth.

Fitting And Adjusting The Crown

Once your crown is ready, you will return to our dental clinic for the final fitting. Our dental team will remove tthe temporary crown and cafefully place the new zirconium crown on your prepared tooth. They will check the fit, bite, and appearance, making any necessary adjustment before cementing the crown permanently in place. 

AfterCare

  • Avoid eating or drinking until the effects of the local anaesthesia have worn off to prevent potential injury to your mouth, lips, or tongue.

  • Avoid eating any hard, sticky, or chewy foods for the first few hours after your crown is placed.

  • Avoid exercise and strenuous physical activities for around three days after the procedure.

  • Take attention to take medications that our dental team prescribed for you. 

Advantages

Strength and Durability

Zirconia crowns are famous for being their strong and durable material. They are very long lasting dental solutions in cosmetic dentistry.

Customizable Materials

Unlike porcelain crowns, zirconia crowns can be highly customized. Any dental team can easily make your teeth according to the exact shape and size that you would like.  You can transform your appearance by changing the shape of your teeth or a tooth with a zirconia crown.

Biocompatibility

Zirconia crowns are also well known dental materials with biocompatiblity which means that they are less likely to create an allergic reaction and tooth damage in your mouth. t has no adverse effect on your surrounding teeth, adjacent teeth, opposing teeth, or other teeth. Even if you have disadvantages like metal allergy and etc; you can still get a zirconia crown.

Resistant to Temperature Changes

Zirconium dioxide material inside the crown, is naturally resistant to temperature changes and does not put any pressure or stress on your teeth so that you can easily get rid of the discomfort of consuming too hot or too cold foods and beverages and enjoy your favorite foods with health.

Disadvantages

Opaque Appearance

Zirconia crowns have opaque appearance which makes it less natural.

Minimal Structure

Zirconia crowns are minimal. The material’s toughness has raised some concerns about friction against the tooth root and wearing down opposing teeth.

Cost

Zirconia crowns typically cost more than other types of dental crowns, such as ceramic, metal, and porcelain. Your geographic location is also important factor for the cost that you will get. About price, Turkey is a perfectly good country. 

Repairibility

Zirconia crowns can be more difficult to repair other types of crowns. 

Who Is Good Candidate For Zirconia Crowns?

  • Have a history of tooth grinding or clenching
  • Have suffered a traumatic tooth injury
  • Have a tooth that has been weakened by decay or a root canal
  • Want to replace an old crown that is no longer looking or functioning well

How Long Do Zirconia Crowns Last?

With a proper dental care, zirconia crowns can last up 10-15  years.  

What Is The Success Rate Of Zirconia Crowns?

The success rate of zirconia crowns is very high. In fact, a study published in the journal Clinical Oral Investigations found that the overall success rate of zirconia crowns was 98.7% after 5 years of follow-up.

Zirconia Crowns Before and After

zirconia crowns before and after

Zirconia Crowns vs Porcelain Crowns

Feature Porcelain Crown Zirconia Crown
Strength Strong Very strong
Durability Durable Very durable
Cost Less expensive More expensive
Allergies Can cause allergic reactions in some people Does not cause allergic reactions
Translucency More translucent Less translucent
Lifetime 5-15 years 10-15 years

Zirconia Crowns vs E-Max Crowns

Feature E-max Crown Zirconia Crown
Material Pressed or CAD-CAM lithium disilicate Zirconia
Strength Strong Very strong
Cost Less expensive More expensive
Allergies Does not cause allergic reactions Does not cause allergic reactions
Translucency Very translucent Less translucent
Lifetime 5-15 years 20-30 years

How Much Do Zirconia Crowns Turkey Cost?

Turkey is a competitive country about dental tourism. It is highly possible to run into different dental treatment costs in Turkey. As Health Centers Turkey, we offer zirconia crowns for 24 teeth as 3600GBP with hotel accommodation and VIP transfer Car service. Furhtermore, our patients do not pay fee for local anaesthesia and Panoramic X-Ray. 

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FAQ

Zirconia crowns’opaque features, minimality, to be difficult to repair and expensive cost are some of their disadvantages. 

In terms of strength and durability, zirconia crowns are much better than porcelain crowns. For cost, porcelain crowns are less expensive than zirconia crowns and much more translucent. While porcelain crown

With a proper dental care, zirconia crowns can last 10 and 15 years.

As Health Centers Turkey, we offer zirconia crowns cost in Turkey as 3600GBP with hotel accommodation and VIP transfer car service between the airport, the clinic and the hotel that you accommodate.