Traditional dental materials include a metal foundation or core with a porcelain overlay. His was a great option since the strength of the metal core was present, along with the esthetics of the porcelain overlay. Over time, problems started with porcelain chipping and fracture. While the metal foundation was not damaged, you would get ugly metal exposure through the bridge work.
At West Bowmanville Family Dental, we work with our Lab to do a computer-aided 3d design of your bridge or crown work for either traditional or implant-retained crowns or bridges. A new dental material called zirconia offers a combination of esthetics and strength. Since the core of a zirconia block is white and resistant to chipping or staining, it becomes the optimal solution for such cases.
The image in today’s blog illustrates a dental implant bridge retained by implants with full-contour zirconia, which was made using a digital impression using the iTero 3D digital system. We use only digital impressions at our dental office in Bowmanville since they are much more accurate.
