For many years porcelain applications have used a metal substructure under the porcelain teeth for durability.
Since the handicaps of this metal sub-structure are known as gums, dental tissue, general body health and most importantly aesthetic , the search for a material alternative to metal in porcelain substructure has been going on for years .
A new era has been opened with the application of zirconium, which was successfully used previously in other fields of medicine, in place of porcelain metal in dentistry.
Because, this new zirconia porcelaine crowns are not doing gingival problem, and besides not being allergic, it gives a close aesthetic and function of natural teeth with translucent feature.
Zirconia Porcelain Crown and Bridge known as CERCON which consist of combining Ceramic and Zirconium. The system, which has a resistance of 900 MPa, has launched a whole new era in dentistry, covering the highest physical values as well as the ability to translucent, tissue compatibility and many different indications.
The success of the material has been proven in the field of medicine and industry.
As a result of the research that started in 1998, clinical applications have been started all over the world since the beginning of 2002. With this new application, the aesthetic concerns arising from metal porcelain and all porcelain restorations of patient definitely eliminated .