Alias Name
All-ceramic crown, all-ceramic porcelain tooth

Procedure Detail
All-ceramic teeth do not contain metal and are composed of high-strength all-ceramic inner crowns and high-aesthetic veneering porcelain. They have been used in clinical practice for more than 20 years and have achieved rapid development. At present, developed countries in Europe and the United States have set off the “metal-free restoration” trend. With the trend, all-ceramic teeth will gradually replace metal-ceramic teeth and become the mainstream choice for oral restorations in the new century.

Features
All-ceramic teeth are a stronger dental restoration that is closer in color to real teeth.

Benefits
teeth whitening, teeth straightening, teeth restoration, orthodontics

Recommended
Misaligned teeth, crooked teeth, wide gaps between teeth, sparse teeth, too thin teeth, uneven middle gap

Suitable Candidate
Irregular teeth, missing teeth, large gaps between teeth, tetracycline dental fluorosis, crooked teeth

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Pros
It is less harmful and does not contain metal. It is composed of high-strength all-ceramic inner crown and high-aesthetic veneering porcelain. It has high density and strength, and can make more than 6 units of porcelain bridges, which solves the problem that the all-ceramic system cannot be used as a long bridge. problems; the color of the teeth is natural, and the crown edge is not obvious, which is suitable for patients with high aesthetic requirements; it does not contain metal, and it will not affect the need for head X-ray, CT, and MRI examinations.

Cons
The price is high; there is a possibility of porcelain collapse.

Unsuitable Candidate
A large number of missing teeth, with more than 4 consecutive missing front teeth and more than 2 consecutive missing posterior teeth; people with loose teeth (you can consult a professional dentist for the specific degree of looseness); people with severe periodontal disease; people with pathological changes in the root of the teeth ; Adolescents whose permanent teeth have not yet fully developed; Severe overbite, tight occlusion or those who have the habit of grinding their teeth at night.

Scar
No

Treatment Time
1-1.5 hours

Anesthesia Method
local anesthesia

Treatment Course
single

Procedures Technique
Cosmetic dentistry

Sustainability
More than 10 years

Recovery Period
7-14 days

Qualification
Dental Practitioner

Pain Scale
mild pain

Before the Procedure

1. Patients with pulp or root apex disease need complete root canal treatment;

2. Patients with periodontal disease need periodontal treatment first to ensure healthy gums;

3. Some patients with malocclusion require orthodontic treatment first to restore a good occlusal relationship.

0 days~7 days treatment period
Recovery tips:
First treatment with temporary braces.

Aftercare methods:

1. Wearing temporary braces for the first time may cause slight discomfort. Patients should practice using it patiently and gradually adapt to it.

2. When you wear all-ceramic teeth for the first time, you should eat soft food, and then eat normal food after you get used to it (eat slowly and adapt gradually to avoid biting the buccolingual mucosa)

3. Do not bite too hard food or dried fruit at the beginning, such as walnuts and other dried fruits.

8 days ~ 30 days adaptation period
Recovery tips:
It takes an adaptation period to wear all-ceramic teeth

Caring methods:

1. Plaque is easy to accumulate at the junction of all-ceramic teeth and abutment teeth. Pay attention to keeping your mouth clean, develop the habit of brushing your teeth after meals, use dental floss to clean the gaps between teeth, and go to the hospital for regular checkups and tooth cleaning.

Reminder
The above postoperative care is for reference only. Due to individual differences and different surgical methods, the recovery period, stitch removal time and nursing methods will be different. The specific nursing plan is recommended to be implemented according to the doctor’s advice.

Hot issue
Q1. Can you make porcelain teeth with crowded teeth?
The degree of dentition congestion is too large, that is, severe congestion, is not suitable to do porcelain tooth plastic surgery, mainly because the most serious tooth is the practical effect, and when doing porcelain teeth, it is necessary to grind the tooth body is very much, and even sacrifice the blood vessels, nerves and other structures inside the teeth, which has certain damage to the teeth.
Q2. Can buck teeth be porcelain teeth?
Buck teeth, it is recommended to do a film examination to see whether it is bone buck teeth or teeth buck teeth, do not recommend the way of porcelain teeth, too much damage to the teeth
Q3. Can buck teeth be made full porcelain teeth?
There are many reasons for buck teeth, and not all of them can be solved with a short, flat porcelain tooth. The front teeth are not neat, which affects the appearance too much. The improvement of the front teeth with porcelain teeth has less investment, short cycle and quick effect, but it is not necessarily the best choice from the perspective of long-term effect and health. Orthodontic solutions to buck teeth are relatively slow, time-consuming, but safe and healthy.
Q4. What is porcelain teeth?
The full name of porcelain tooth is porcelain fused metal crown, which is an ideal prosthesis. It is first made of alloy metal base, and then its surface is covered with low-melting porcelain powder similar to natural teeth, and sintered and fused in a vacuum high-temperature porcelain oven, so it has the strength of metal and the beauty of the porcelain crown.
Q5. Which type of porcelain teeth is good?
Each porcelain has its advantages and disadvantages, the amount of molar, the degree of firmness, the degree of fit, the aesthetic performance, the biocompatibility and so on are all factors to consider. In a sense, there is no best porcelain tooth, only the most suitable for their own porcelain teeth.