Zirconium Crown Turkey, Antalya

How is Zirconia Crown Treatment Performed?

The first step is a comprehensive examination by our restorative dentistry specialists. Your tooth condition, bite, and aesthetic needs are carefully evaluated. Advanced digital impressions and precise color matching ensure your new crown will fit perfectly and look completely natural.

A typical procedure will look like this:

1. Comprehensive examination and treatment planning with digital imaging.
2. Careful tooth preparation under local anesthesia to preserve maximum tooth structure.
3. Precise digital impressions and color matching for your custom zirconia crown.
4. Temporary crown placement while your permanent crown is precisely crafted.
5. Final fitting and bonding of your custom zirconia crown with meticulous attention to detail.

How are Advanced Zirconia Crowns Manufactured?

Zirconia crowns are created using state-of-the-art CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) technology. Here's how the process works:

• Digital Scanning: Precise digital impressions capture every detail of your prepared tooth and surrounding area.
• Computer Design: Advanced software designs your crown with perfect fit, optimal function, and natural aesthetics.
• Precision Milling: High-tech milling machines carve your crown from a solid block of high-quality zirconia.
• Sintering Process: The milled crown is fired in a special furnace to achieve maximum strength and final properties.
• Characterization: Final color adjustments and surface texturing create the most natural appearance possible.
• Quality Control: Rigorous inspection ensures perfect fit, function, and aesthetics before delivery.

This advanced manufacturing process ensures consistent quality, precise fit, and optimal aesthetics for every zirconia crown.

Types of Zirconia Crowns Available

We offer different types of zirconia crowns to meet your specific needs and aesthetic requirements.

• Solid Zirconia Crowns

  Made entirely from zirconia, these crowns offer maximum strength and durability. They are ideal for back teeth where chewing forces are highest. While slightly less translucent than layered options, modern solid zirconia can still achieve excellent aesthetic results, especially for posterior teeth.

• Layered Zirconia Crowns

  These crowns feature a zirconia core covered with porcelain layers, combining the strength of zirconia with the superior aesthetics of porcelain. They offer excellent translucency and color depth, making them ideal for front teeth where aesthetics are paramount.

• High-Translucency Zirconia

  Advanced zirconia formulations that offer improved translucency while maintaining excellent strength. These crowns provide superior aesthetics for front teeth while still offering the durability benefits of zirconia material.

• Multi-Layer Zirconia

  The latest technology in zirconia crowns, featuring multiple layers with varying translucencies that mimic the natural gradient of tooth enamel and dentin. This creates the most natural-looking results while maintaining superior strength throughout.

Maintaining your zirconia crowns is straightforward and ensures they last for many years. Daily brushing with a soft-bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste is essential. Floss daily around the crown margins to maintain gum health. Avoid chewing extremely hard objects like ice or using teeth as tools. Regular dental check-ups and professional cleanings every six months will keep your crowns and surrounding teeth healthy. With proper care, zirconia crowns can maintain their strength and beauty for 15-20 years or more.

Zirconia crown treatment in Turkey offers excellent value compared to many Western countries. Here's a general overview: Costs typically range from €200 to €400 per crown, depending on the type of zirconia used and complexity of the case. This can vary based on factors like the number of crowns needed, type of zirconia selected (solid, layered, or high-translucency), and any additional treatments required.

The cost usually includes:

• Comprehensive examination and consultation
• Digital impressions and treatment planning
• Tooth preparation and temporary crown
• Custom zirconia crown fabrication
• Precise color matching and characterization
• Final fitting and bonding
• Post-treatment adjustments if needed
• Follow-up care and instructions

Zirconia crowns are advanced dental restorations made from zirconium dioxide, a biocompatible ceramic material known for its exceptional strength and natural appearance. These crowns are custom-made to fit over damaged or weakened teeth, providing both protection and aesthetic restoration. Zirconia combines the durability needed for long-term function with the translucency and color-matching capabilities required for natural-looking results.

Superior strength and durability with natural aesthetics

• Exceptional fracture resistance and longevity
• Natural translucency and color matching
• Metal-free, biocompatible material
• Stain and discoloration resistance
• Minimal tooth preparation required
• Excellent gum compatibility
• Precise CAD/CAM manufacturing
• Suitable for front and back teeth
• Long-lasting results (15-20+ years)
• Easy maintenance and care

Local anesthesia is typically used during tooth preparation to ensure your complete comfort. The preparation process is generally conservative, requiring minimal tooth reduction. Most patients find the treatment very comfortable with local anesthesia. The final crown placement usually requires no anesthesia as it involves only bonding the finished crown to your prepared tooth.

Your tooth is carefully prepared to receive the crown, preserving as much healthy tooth structure as possible. Precise digital impressions are taken to capture every detail needed for your custom crown fabrication.

Using advanced CAD/CAM technology, your crown is designed and milled from a solid block of high-quality zirconia. The crown undergoes sintering and final characterization to achieve optimal strength and natural appearance. Once complete, it is carefully fitted and permanently bonded to your prepared tooth with precision and attention to detail.

Zirconia crowns are among the most durable dental restorations available, typically lasting 15-20 years or even longer with proper care. Clinical studies have shown excellent long-term success rates for zirconia crowns. The longevity depends on factors such as oral hygiene, regular dental check-ups, bite forces, and avoiding habits like teeth grinding. Many patients enjoy their zirconia crowns for decades with appropriate maintenance and care.

Zirconia crowns have very few disadvantages. Some early versions were less translucent than natural teeth, but modern high-translucency zirconia has largely resolved this issue. The material is very hard, which is generally an advantage, but in rare cases may cause slight wear on opposing natural teeth over many years.

Zirconia crowns cannot be easily repaired if damaged and typically need complete replacement, unlike some other materials that can be patched. However, due to their exceptional strength, damage is rare. The cost may be slightly higher than some traditional materials, but the superior durability and aesthetics provide excellent long-term value.

Zirconia crowns offer superior strength compared to porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns while eliminating the dark metal lines that can show at the gum line. They are stronger than all-ceramic crowns made from other materials while offering similar or better aesthetics. Unlike gold crowns, zirconia provides natural tooth color and appearance.

Compared to composite crowns, zirconia offers significantly better durability and stain resistance. The biocompatibility of zirconia is excellent, often better than metal-containing crowns for patients with sensitivities. While the initial cost may be higher than some materials, the longevity and performance of zirconia crowns provide superior value over time.

Zirconia crowns cannot be whitened with traditional bleaching agents, as the ceramic material does not respond to whitening treatments. However, this is actually an advantage because it means your crown will maintain its color permanently without staining or discoloration over time.

If you wish to whiten your natural teeth, this should be done before your crown is made so the crown can be matched to your desired tooth shade. If you have existing zirconia crowns and want whiter teeth, your natural teeth can be whitened and the crowns replaced to match the new shade if desired.

Yes, modern zirconia crowns are excellent for front teeth. High-translucency and multi-layer zirconia formulations provide superior aesthetics that closely mimic natural tooth enamel. Layered zirconia crowns, which combine a zirconia core with porcelain layers, offer exceptional beauty for front teeth while maintaining the strength advantages of zirconia.

Advanced manufacturing techniques and careful color matching ensure that zirconia crowns on front teeth blend seamlessly with your natural smile. Many patients choose zirconia for front teeth specifically because of the combination of strength, beauty, and biocompatibility it offers.

You can typically eat soft foods immediately after your zirconia crown is placed, once the anesthesia wears off. Within 24-48 hours, you can usually return to normal eating habits. The permanent bonding of zirconia crowns is very strong, allowing for normal function relatively quickly.

Avoid very hard or sticky foods for the first few days to allow the bonding material to fully set. After this initial period, you can enjoy all your favorite foods with confidence, as zirconia crowns are designed to withstand normal chewing forces and provide years of reliable function.