Very confused about the difference between the two.
Answer: Material selection for All on 4 dental implant treatment has a lot of variables There are pros and cons to each material used when restoring All on Four dental implants. The harder material, porcelain or zirconia, will look and feel more like teeth but don't wear down like acrylic or PMMA does. Instead of wearing down, they can fracture (but usually don't). Acrylic is not likely to last as long as zirconia, so one should budget for future costs to replace or upgrade. Acrylic by itself is not strong enough long term all by itself, so it should have a frame of some sort made out of metal, PEEK or PEKKTON but even those materials are so new that we aren't sure how long we should reasonably expect them to last.
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Answer: Material selection for All on 4 dental implant treatment has a lot of variables There are pros and cons to each material used when restoring All on Four dental implants. The harder material, porcelain or zirconia, will look and feel more like teeth but don't wear down like acrylic or PMMA does. Instead of wearing down, they can fracture (but usually don't). Acrylic is not likely to last as long as zirconia, so one should budget for future costs to replace or upgrade. Acrylic by itself is not strong enough long term all by itself, so it should have a frame of some sort made out of metal, PEEK or PEKKTON but even those materials are so new that we aren't sure how long we should reasonably expect them to last.
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October 16, 2017
Answer: Acrylic vs Porcelain Having done numerous cases it really depends on a number of factors. If you are a heavy teeth grinder then you will wear thru acrylic quickly. However if you have natural teeth, acrylic will be kinder to them. Also, the cost of zirconia is more, so you need to take that into account.
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October 16, 2017
Answer: Acrylic vs Porcelain Having done numerous cases it really depends on a number of factors. If you are a heavy teeth grinder then you will wear thru acrylic quickly. However if you have natural teeth, acrylic will be kinder to them. Also, the cost of zirconia is more, so you need to take that into account.
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October 7, 2017
Answer: Zirconia Vs. Acrylic Most of the all on four prosthesis are made of acrylic, however many patients do upgrade to the Zirconia. At our office we do both and the Zirconia although is stronger and more aesthetic it is considerably a heavier prosthesis. Most patient won't notice the difference in weight.
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October 7, 2017
Answer: Zirconia Vs. Acrylic Most of the all on four prosthesis are made of acrylic, however many patients do upgrade to the Zirconia. At our office we do both and the Zirconia although is stronger and more aesthetic it is considerably a heavier prosthesis. Most patient won't notice the difference in weight.
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October 7, 2017
Answer: Acrylic vs. porcelain Hi and thank you for your question.All the cases we do in our office are done with a final prosthesis made out of Zirconia. Acrylic prosthesis are subject to wear ,teeth can certainly break off and will at some point need to be replaced. Zirconia prosthesis are the best solutions, as these are unbreakeable, more esthetic and highly polished, so they won’t accumulate as much plaque as the acrylic prosthesis. So this are more hygienic.Good Luck,Dr. Juan C. Arroyo Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
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October 7, 2017
Answer: Acrylic vs. porcelain Hi and thank you for your question.All the cases we do in our office are done with a final prosthesis made out of Zirconia. Acrylic prosthesis are subject to wear ,teeth can certainly break off and will at some point need to be replaced. Zirconia prosthesis are the best solutions, as these are unbreakeable, more esthetic and highly polished, so they won’t accumulate as much plaque as the acrylic prosthesis. So this are more hygienic.Good Luck,Dr. Juan C. Arroyo Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
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October 6, 2018
Answer: All on 4 Acrylic versus Porcelain This is a very common question regarding All-On-4 dental implant treatment. Some dentists say that porcelain or zirconia is "Always" best while others say that acrylic is always best. For me, after doing more than 1,000 of these cases, the answer is that these teeth are very patient specific. Items that must be considered are as follows: 1) what are your opposing teeth (natural, denture, acrylic hybrid, zirconia); 2) are you a grinder; 3) what is your budget; 4) what is your age; 5) are the implants being placed into regenerated bone; 6) what is the anterior-posterior spread of your implants
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October 6, 2018
Answer: All on 4 Acrylic versus Porcelain This is a very common question regarding All-On-4 dental implant treatment. Some dentists say that porcelain or zirconia is "Always" best while others say that acrylic is always best. For me, after doing more than 1,000 of these cases, the answer is that these teeth are very patient specific. Items that must be considered are as follows: 1) what are your opposing teeth (natural, denture, acrylic hybrid, zirconia); 2) are you a grinder; 3) what is your budget; 4) what is your age; 5) are the implants being placed into regenerated bone; 6) what is the anterior-posterior spread of your implants
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