How to choose from All-ceramic teeth, porcelain teeth, metal teeth?

 

What should I do if my teeth are broken?

The answer is to get DENTURES.

Metal teeth, porcelain teeth, and all-ceramic teeth are the three most popular types of dental restorations.

How should we choose from these materials?

 

 

Price and Aesthetics

 

★In terms of price, generally, metal teeth are the most affordable, while all-ceramic teeth are the most expensive.
★In terms of aesthetics, metal teeth are often considered unsightly or unattractive. Porcelain dentures and all-ceramic dentures are very close to natural teeth.

 

 

 

Advantages and Disadvantages

 

 

Metal is the traditional material for denture restorations and has been used for decades. Now commonly used are precious metals and non-precious metals. Precious metals include gold alloys, gold-palladium alloys, silver-palladium alloys, etc., and non-precious metals include nickel-chromium alloys, cobalt-chromium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys.
The advantages of metal dentures are high strength, strong and wear-resistant, simple process and low price. But the disadvantages are also obvious. They can often be easily spotted in the mouth, which can make them stand out and detract from a person's overall appearance. Another disadvantage of metal teeth is that they are not always biocompatible. Some people may experience allergic reactions or other negative side effects from the metal in their teeth, which can lead to discomfort or even infection.

Metal teeth require special care and maintenance in order to keep them looking and functioning their best. They may need to be brushed and flossed more frequently than natural teeth, and regular dental checkups may be necessary to ensure that they remain in good condition over time.

 

 

 

 

Porcelain teeth are a layer of porcelain added to the outside of the metal tooth, that is, the inner layer of metal + outer layer of porcelain. It can take both strength and beauty into account. It has both the strength of metal and the color of porcelain.

According to the inner metal material, porcelain teeth are divided into precious metal porcelain teeth and non-precious metal porcelain teeth. Clinically commonly used gold alloy porcelain, cobalt-chromium alloy porcelain, nickel-chromium alloy porcelain and so on.

When making dentures, a part of the natural teeth needs to be ground away, and then the dentures are put on, and the amount of natural teeth that need to be ground away is more than that of metal teeth, because porcelain teeth are thicker (metal + porcelain) and require more space.

Porcelain teeth may also show metal on the edge of the gums after a long time of use, and the edges of the gums will turn green and black, so there will be unsightly risk when used on the front teeth. When used on posterior teeth, due to the strong occlusal force, there is also the risk of the surface porcelain layer collapsing, which is not as durable as metal teeth.

 

 

 

At present, the most commonly used clinically is zirconia ceramics. As a denture made entirely of porcelain materials, its most notable advantage is its aesthetics. It has the color and light transmittance closest to natural teeth.

The new porcelain material has stable physical and chemical properties, high strength, high hardness, is also strong and wear-resistant, and basically has no irritation to the tissues around the teeth, will not cause allergies, and will not affect medical imaging examinations. In terms of price, different manufacturers have a wide range of options for all-ceramic materials, which consumers can choose from.
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