Natural Tooth Form Zirconia Implant Based on Anatomical Morphology

Park,  Young-Seok; Lee,  Seung-Pyo

doi:2014.52.9.541

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 52(9); 2014 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2014;52(9):541-549.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2014.52.9.002 Published online September 30, 2014.

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박영석¹, 이승표²

^¹서울대학교 치의학대학원 구강해부학교실
^²서울대학교 치의학대학원 구강해부학교실

Natural Tooth Form Zirconia Implant Based on Anatomical Morphology

Young-Seok Park¹, Seung-Pyo Lee²

¹Department of Oral Anatomy, Seoul National University School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute
²Department of Oral Anatomy, Seoul National University School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute

Abstract

The restorative treatment using titanium implants has become a standard procedures in everyday clinical practice. However, there are several concerns about the use of titanium as a materials. Above all, the grayish metal color provokes esthetic problems when the soft tissue around the implants is not optimal. Recently, zirconia has been emerging as an alternative to titanium due to its white color and superior physicochemical properties. In this paper, the current findings about zirconia implants was reviewed based on the results from animal and clinical experiments. In addition, the immediate implantation protocols using the natural tooth form zirconia implants was introduced as a novel procedures and future perspectives were discussed.

Key Words: zirconia implant;natural tooth form;immediate implantation;CAD/CAM;