Current Classification of Zirconia in Dentistry: an Updated Review

Overview

Journal PeerJ

Specialties Biology
Environmental Health
General Medicine

Date 2023 Jul 19

PMID 37465158

Authors

Suchada Kongkiatkamon

Dinesh Rokaya

Santiphab Kengtanyakich

Chaimongkon Peampring

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Abstract

Zirconia, a crystalline oxide of zirconium, holds good mechanical, optical, and biological properties. The metal-free restorations, mostly consisting of all-ceramic/zirconia restorations, are becoming popular restorative materials in restorative and prosthetic dentistry choices for aesthetic and biological reasons. Dental zirconia has increased over the past years producing wide varieties of zirconia for prosthetic restorations in dentistry. At present, literature is lacking on the recent zirconia biomaterials in dentistry. Currently, no article has the latest information on the various zirconia biomaterials in dentistry. Hence, the aim of this article is to present an overview of recent dental zirconia biomaterials and tends to classify the recent zirconia biomaterials in dentistry. This article is useful for dentists, dental technicians, prosthodontists, academicians, and researchers in the field of dental zirconia.

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