Re: Titanium dental implants (plus zirconium info)

Just got done doing some research on zirconium dental implants.  There was some confusion in this thread about whether zirconium was a metal and whether it was conductive and I figured I'd share what I found in case someone else searches on "zirconium" and comes across this thread like I did.

Zirconium is indeed a metal and therefore has fairly high electronic conductivity.  However, the material used in dental implants is actually Zirconium Dioxide (also called Zirconia), which is made from Zirconium compounds but is itself a ceramic rather than a metal and therefore has very low electronic conductivity.

So, it appears "Zirconium" implants, which are really Zirconium Dioxide implants, would indeed be a good option for ES folks, certainly better than titanium or other metals.

Zirconium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconium

Zirconium Dioxide (Zirconia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconium_dioxide

Zirconia Dental Implants: An Alternative to Titanium:
http://drgdds.blogspot.com/2010/12/zirconia-dental-implants-alternative-to.html

Hope this helps someone.

- Russ

--- In [hidden email], "snoshoe_2"  wrote:
>
> Zirconium is a metal, transition metal at the least, though it may be
> more compatible for some people.
>
> If I was looking for implants, I'd go over to Asia, or Europe, where they are doing autologus stemcell implants to grow your own new teeth.
>
> ~ Snoshoe
>

On February  6, russel395 <[hidden email]> wrote:
> So, it appears "Zirconium" implants, which are really Zirconium Dioxide implants,
> would indeed be a good option for ES folks, certainly better than titanium or other metals.

Great, thanks! I hadn't done the research, but I know that some dentists
refer to these as metal-free implants.

Marc

I opted for a zirconia crown and it seems fine.
 
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In a message dated 2/6/2013 8:43:15 A.M. Dateline Standard Time,  
[hidden email] writes:

 
 
 
On February 6, russel395 _russturk@comcast.net_
(mailto:[hidden email]) >  wrote:
> So, it appears "Zirconium" implants, which are really Zirconium  Dioxide
implants,
> would indeed be a good option for ES folks,  certainly better than
titanium or other metals.

Great, thanks! I hadn't  done the research, but I know that some dentists
refer to these as  metal-free implants.

Marc





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