Porcelain Veneers vs. Zirconia Crowns
Zirconium dental coatings provide a much more aesthetic appearance than old metal dental coating applications, thanks to their ability to transmit light.
In addition, zirconium dental coatings are very compatible with the gums.
Unlike metal-supported crowns, they do not cause any disease or allergic problems in the gums.
In porcelains with a zirconium substructure, zirconium, a white alloy, is used as the substructure instead of metal.
Zirconium-based porcelains are both natural and aesthetic enough to be used on front teeth and durable enough to be used on back teeth.
For this reason, zirconium-based porcelains can be safely preferred for front and back teeth.
Advantages of Zirconium Porcelain Teeth
Thanks to the light permeability properties of zirconium-based porcelains, full compatibility with natural teeth can be achieved. In this way, a perfect aesthetic result can be achieved. Since there is no metal reflection underneath, the artificial appearance seen in metal-based porcelains does not occur. Gingival compatibility is much better than classical metal-based porcelains.
Gum discolorations, which are frequently seen in metal-based porcelains, are absolutely invisible in zirconium. Since it is a 99% tissue-friendly material, it is not allergic.
They are more advantageous in terms of general body health than metal-supported dentures. Since their thermal insulation properties are very good, they transmit less heat to the teeth than metal-based porcelains.
In this way, hot/cold sensitivity does not occur in the teeth on which zirconium-based porcelain is applied. Thanks to their high resistance of 900 - 1200 mega pascals, they can be used safely on the teeth in the back areas.
While they are so strong, they are also elegant and aesthetic enough to transmit light.
Since they have the ability to mask the underlying tooth color, excellent aesthetic results can be achieved even on very dark colored teeth. Since they are produced with very precise work, they perfectly match the cut tooth surface.
In this way, since there is no gap between the zirconium porcelain and the tooth where bacteria can leak, it does not allow caries to form. They are healthy materials that do not cause taste disturbances, gum problems and bad breath.
They can be used safely on both front and back teeth.
