Maybe you have heard about Prettau Zirconia, but you don’t know what it is. Patients who are looking to replace or restore their teeth are more familiar with the standard treatment options, such as ceramic and acrylic dental bridges, dentures, or dental implants, but innovations in dental technology bring an stronger and more reliable material – Prettau® Zirconia.
Prettau Zirconia is the material of choice for frequently occurring problems like reduced available space, bruxism or ceramic chipping. It offers a functional and at the same time aesthetical solution.
This highly biocompatible and non-porous material distinguishes itself through its extremely high translucency and perfectly natural appearance. Due to these characteristics and if used in conjunction with a special colouring technique, the use of veneer ceramics can be entirely eliminated. In this way, aesthetically pleasing full-zirconia restorations, i.e. the Prettau Bridge can be realized.
1. What is the material composition of Prettau Zirconia?
The base is zirconia sand that is partially stabilized with yttrium and then enhanced with aluminum. This produces a material that is non-porous, strong, and is biocompatible with a wider range of different patients.
Most dental prostheses produced with zirconium include a layer of ceramic for added stability. Prettau Zirconia omits this layer to create a more massive structure, resulting in an overall higher resistance of over 200%. In this way, ceramic chipping and abrasion to the antagonist tooth are being avoided.
The finished product is both functional and amazingly life-like, thanks to the high levels of translucency found in Prettau® Zirconia, which charactetistics are:
- Higher translucency due to optimized microstructure of the zirconia.
- No ceramic chipping.
- No abrasion to the antagonist tooth.
- 200% higher flexural strength, thanks to the elimination of the veneer ceramics.
- Especially suited in case of implants, reduced available space or restorations with gingival reconstruction.
2. What Is It Used For?
No matter if your patients are looking to replace a single tooth or an entire upper or lower arch, Prettau® Zirconia is the best material to use. Because it is such an adaptable material, it works as a base for:
- Either partial or single crowns
- Inlays, onlays, and veneers
- Dental bridges with up to 14 elements (either screwed or cemented)
The unique characteristics of this material also make it the preferred choice for patients who have less available space in their mouth for other prostheses. It is also ideal for patients who suffer from excessive jaw/teeth grinding, since the material is designed to resist chips, cracks, and other damages that stem from abrasion.
What is the Prettau Implant Bridge?
The Prettau Zirconia implant bridge is the perfect solution if other missing teeth solutions such as dentures or traditional dental implants have not given you the results you desire.
Here we give you some benefits about the Prettau bridge:
- The Prettau dental bridge is anchored to your jawbone using dental implants, which serve as an artificial tooth root that is just as strong, or more, than your natural tooth roots.
- The Prettau Zirconia bridge is made of the strongest dental-grade material in modern restorative dentistry.
- As we have seen before Prettau Zirconia is tooth-colored, and will not crack, chip, or break unless exposed to significant dental trauma.
- The bridge is biocompatible with the human body. You do not have to worry about allergic reactions that often occur when using metal components for tooth replacement.
3. What Benefits Does it Offer?
Its microstructure gives a much higher heat resistance, along with a consistent shrinking factor for greater precision placement. This means designing and placing implants is a much simpler and less invasive process. This also makes it a particularly appealing option for patients seeking dental implants or for your patients who need gingival reconstruction in addition to their restorations.
Prettau Zirconia prostheses will have 200% more flexural strength than other options, so you can enjoy all of your favorite foods without any fear of painful slipping or shifting. It’s also one of the only restorative protocols backed by showing an over 99% success rate, so you can feel secure knowing that your new smile is meant to last for life.
Customization are almost limitless. After your new teeth are modeled and milled, they are colored with a wide array of natural shades and tints to best match the appearance of your natural teeth.
The Prettau Zirconia dental implant bridge is one of the most significant advancements in implant dentistry in the last 20 years. It can restore your smile, even if you’ve experienced failed dental work in the past. I you think this can be the solution for your dental problems, don’t hesitate to contact us at KEMM Clinic. Together we can analyse the best option for you.
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