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Holistic dentistry
METAL-FREE ZIRCONIUM IMPLANTS
(all-ceramic implants)
(all-ceramic implants)
Only the best is good enough
Healthy and beautiful teeth contribute significantly to our quality of life. They are essential part of our appearance. Choosing the right material is very important in the process of reconstitution of a dream smile. The standard for replacing a missing tooth is the Titanium implant. However, Zirconia implants have been available on the European market for years. Recently, they have been FDA approved and introduced in USA. The Zirconia dental implants are made of special ceramic (Zirconium oxide) that is used in the spaceships because of its high resistance to fracture and heat. This ceramic dental implant gives great advantages to the patients:
HOLISTIC: It is no longer necessary to implant Titanium or any other metal in order to have fixed teeth. Zirconia implant is the holistic dental implant for absolute metal-free dentistry
AESTHETIC: The white color of Zirconium substitutes the metallic appearance of Titanium. The dark line around the gum disappears.
HYGIENIC: Ceramic implants and crowns retains less plaque and calculus than Titanium, therefore promoting healthier gums.
Along with these advantages over Titanium, the Zirconium implant has all the required qualities to be a material of choice for dental implantation. These qualities are comparable to Titanium:
BIOCOMPATIBLE: Zirconium is an inert material with very low allergic potential
STRONG: The flexural strength of the Zirconia dental implant is close to 1200 MPa
OSSEOINTEGRATIVE: Zirconia implants have proven high level of osseointegration and bone-to-implant contact, confirmed in numerous studies in Germany and USA.
All ceramics are not equal
When teeth are manufactured from artificial biomaterials, it is essential to use ceramics of uncompromised quality in terms of appearance, mechanical strength and functional safety. Oxide ceramics provide proofed effectiveness in this field. Back in the 1980’s, Y-TZP (yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals) had already been proposed for use in dentistry as a result of positive experience with orthopedic hip implants. Since then, further important progress has been made in material composition and processing, making zirconia the preferred alternative to previously used materials. Zirconia ceramic implants have also been recommended by Dr Mercola and his team.
Our desire is to provide absolute metal-free restorative dentistry. That includes Zirconium crowns and bridges, pressed all-ceramic crowns, porcelain veneers as well as our Invisible tooth-colored fillings.
Holistic root canals
There is an old argument FOR and AGAINST root canal treatment. The holistic community completely rejects the idea, based on the findings of Dr Weston Price and the publication "Root canal cover-up". Modern dentistry accepts root canal therapy when performed within the required standards of care. One of the most frequent questions patients ask is: should implants replace root canals and is this safer?
Our position: Yes, implant can replace a root canal therapy. It is safer in many, but not all cases. The only problem with a correctly positioned, successfully osseointegrated and functionally loaded ceramic implant in a healthy patient would be gum disease. The root canal tooth, on the other side, is susceptible to gum disease, decay and fracture. This is in addition to the main problem: it is scientifically proven that infected canals can never be 100% sterile, so the patient is always at risk of having a latent infection. Latent infection can slowly alter the immune system, or become active during sharp immune system decline (exercise, flu, stress, reduced sleep). In addition, there is a number of organs and other systems in human body which can be affected by latent focal infections. On the positive side, there are situations when root canal therapy, if done correctly and with the right materials, can have no negative effects. This is the case with preventive root canals, done before the tooth becomes infected with bacteria. Usually we opt for that when a tooth with a deep filling is planned to have a crown. This doesn't exclude the possibility of future need for an implant, because teeth (roots) without nerves and blood supply become brittle.
The right material should be able to chemically adhere to the inner surface of the sterile, non-infected root. This is impossible to achieve with the current mainstream material (guttapercha). Only bioceramics and materials with affinity to the bone could be appropriate for completing a holistic root canal therapy, and this is what we use in our practice.
As in most arguable situations, we think that the truth is in the middle, and not in the extremes.
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Center for Advanced Dentistry
888-662-8959
Center for Advanced Dentistry
782 Northfield Ave, West Orange NJ 07052 (973) 486-0128
405 Lexington Ave (Chrysler Building) Ste 6900 NY NY 10174
5 Cedar Court, Copiague, NY 11726 (646) 894-8441
