Zircon Crowns

In this system, zirconium is used as infrastructure material instead of metal. Studies carried out show that the highest performance achieved till today has been obtained in esthetic, durability, tissue compatibility and naturality aspects, which are elementary requirements of dentistry.


This method is completely the result of combination of hand-skills and computer-supported technology. Intramouth preparation process in the clinic is same as the porcelain tooth supported with metal. Difference starts in the laboratory processes. Preparations (cuttings) of the finished tooth are shaped with the specific methods in the laboratory and scanned with the computer-supported devices and optic readers. It is cut from zirconium plates and shaped by computer supported cutting systems, without human touch. With those data, crown or bridge is processed by the computer and production is started. Accordingly, zirconium-oxide infrastructure became created. Upper side of this infrastructure is covered with porcelain. This way, it becomes possible to produce crowns and bridges, which are quite durable, light-transmissible, esthetic and tissue compatible. Most important advantage of this system is that it makes possible with its high durability to use porcelains also on the bridges.

Advantages of Zirconium

• Its gingival compatibility is much more higher than the traditional porcelains with metal infrastructure. Purple spots on gingival, which are frequently seen in gingival diseases or gingival recessions, are not seen in zirconium.
• It is a non-allergic and tissue-friendly material.
• As it has very high heat isolation characteristics, it prevents tooth sensivity against cold and hot.
• With its light transmission characteristic, texture of natural teeth is exactly achieved. Although light is completely transmitted through tooth enamel of a healthy tooth, metals used under porcelain teeth may create an opaque appearance on the porcelain teeth. This non-vital appearance problem had been solved in zirconium teeth.