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Coronas dentales de zirconio de alta resistencia

Discover high-strength zirconia dental crowns, an innovative prosthetic solution that combines exceptional durability with natural aesthetics. These monolithic restorations are ideal for patients with bruxism or for molars that withstand significant chewing forces, offering a superior alternative to porcelain-fused-to-metal or gold crowns. Their zirconium oxide material ensures a fracture resistance of 1000-1500 MPa, minimizing the risk of chipping and ensuring a long lifespan. Explore the most robust and aesthetic options to restore your smile with confidence.

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    Dentsply Sirona Cercon ht ML

    176 Global Votes
    • Combines high strength and natural aesthetics

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    Cercon ht offers exceptional flexural strength exceeding 1200 MPa, ensuring superior mechanical durability and clinical safety for dental restorations. Its high translucency zirconia composition allows for natural aesthetics, combining the robustness needed to withstand high occlusal forces with a visually appealing outcome.

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    Ivoclar Vivadent IPS e.max ZirCAD Prime

    176 Global Votes
    • Superior level of quality

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    IPS e.max ZirCAD is a zirconia ceramic material offering flexural strength up to 1200 MPa and high fracture toughness, enabling restorations with very thin walls. Its ability to combine high strength with natural aesthetics and precise fit makes it an advanced dental solution.

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    Prettau Zirconia

    3 Global Votes
    • Material of choice for common problems

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    Prettau® Zirconia offers exceptionally high flexural strength of up to 1,200 MPa and superior durability, making it ideal for high-strength dental crowns. Its advanced composition minimizes abrasion to the antagonist tooth and eliminates ceramic chipping, ensuring the longevity and integrity of the restoration.

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    Kuraray Noritake - Katana Zirconia series

    0 Global Votes
    • High flexural strength (933MPa)

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    This multi-layered zirconia offers an exceptional combination of aesthetics and strength, making it ideal for full-contour crowns and bridges. Its innovative design allows for a natural gradation of color and translucency, achieving highly aesthetic results without compromising durability. With a flexural strength of 933 MPa, it provides a robust and reliable solution for demanding dental restorations.

  5. 5

    Lava Esthetic Fluorescent Full-Contour Zirconia (3M Oral Care)

    0 Global Votes
    • High strength of 800 MPa

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    This material stands out as the first zirconia with inherent, tooth-like fluorescence, ensuring exceptional aesthetics under all lighting conditions. It offers superior strength, being twice as strong as other ceramics, making it a durable and reliable choice for full-contour crowns and bridges.

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    Zirlux FC2 (Henry Schein)

    0 Global Votes
    • High strength ">1,100 MPa flexural strength

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    Zirlux FC2 provides a flexural strength of ≥1100 MPa, ensuring exceptional durability for dental restorations. Its high translucency and ability to achieve all 16 VITA classic shades allow for superior aesthetic results, combining strength and beauty in a single solution.

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    BruxZir® Full-Strength Solid Zirconia

    0 Global Votes
    • Unmatched durability

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    This monolithic zirconia material offers exceptional strength and durability, demonstrating zero terminal fractures in long-term clinical studies. Its design without a porcelain overlay ensures high resistance to chipping and fracturing, making it a robust solution for demanding dental restorations.

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    DD cubeX²® (Dental Direkt)

    0 Global Votes
    • Suitable for highly esthetic restorations

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    DD cubeX²® provides an exceptional combination of high strength and superior aesthetics, offering translucency comparable to lithium disilicate but with the stability of zirconium oxide. Its durability and fracture toughness, coupled with its suitability for monolithic and minimally invasive restorations, make it a standout choice for high-strength dental crowns.

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    VITA YZ® HT (VITA Zahnfabrik)

    0 Global Votes
    • Highly translucent

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    VITA YZ® HT provides exceptional flexural strength of approximately 1,200 MPa, allowing for the creation of durable dental crowns with reduced wall thickness. Its high-translucency zirconia formulation, combined with pre-colored blanks matching the VITA classical guide, ensures aesthetic results and precise shade matching.

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    Upcera ST White

    0 Global Votes
    • Wide range of indications

      (+4)

    Upcera ST White is a high-strength, super-translucent zirconia, ideal for full contour crowns and bridges. Its formulation allows for excellent machinability and offers optimal anti-aging performance, ensuring the durability and stability of dental restorations.

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    Aidite SHT

    0 Global Votes
    • Super high translucency

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    Aidite SHT offers an exceptional combination of high strength (1050 MPa) and superior translucency (53%), enabling the creation of durable and aesthetically pleasing zirconia dental crowns. Its advanced technology facilitates integration into CAD/CAM workflows, providing natural-looking restorations without compromising structural integrity.

Frequently asked questions

This ranking evaluates key characteristics of zirconia dental crowns, such as their fracture resistance, durability, aesthetics, and whether they are monolithic or layered, based on available information about their properties and performance.
The results should be interpreted as a guide to understanding the different high-strength zirconia crown options, highlighting their strengths such as durability and aesthetics. They are not medical advice, but a comparison based on known technical and clinical properties.
Monolithic zirconia crowns offer superior fracture resistance and are highly durable, ideal for molars. Layered ones, while slightly less durable, provide superior translucency, making them more suitable for front teeth where aesthetics are paramount.
Monolithic zirconia crowns are preferred for their better aesthetics, as they avoid porcelain chipping and offer a more natural appearance. They are also biocompatible and require minimal tooth preparation, in addition to their exceptional strength.

How we built this ranking and what to consider when choosing

Our methodology for evaluating high-strength zirconia dental crowns focuses on transparency and information relevance. We compile key data on the properties of these materials to provide a clear insight into their advantages and applications.

  • We consider flexural strength (MPa) as a crucial factor, highlighting materials with high values (e.g., 1000-1500 MPa for 3Y tetragonal) which indicate greater durability and fracture resistance.
  • We evaluate the zirconia composition, such as yttria content (3Y, 4Y), as it directly influences the balance between strength and aesthetics. For example, 3Y offers maximum strength, while 4Y balances durability and natural appearance.
  • We analyze whether the crown is monolithic or layered. Monolithic crowns are valued for their superior strength and lower likelihood of chipping, while layered ones are considered for their enhanced translucency for aesthetic zones.
  • The recommended clinical application is taken into account, such as suitability for molars (due to chewing force) or for the aesthetic zone, based on the inherent properties of the material.
  • Crowns made from zirconium dioxide (zirconia) that demonstrate high fracture resistance, exceeding 750 MPa, are included, ensuring exceptional durability in the oral environment.
  • Materials that offer a balance between strength and aesthetics are prioritized, allowing for natural-looking restorations without compromising structural integrity, such as monolithic zirconia options.
  • Crowns that are a superior alternative to traditional porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) or full gold restorations are considered, offering advantages such as biocompatibility and being metal-free.
  • Crowns suitable for various clinical applications are included, from restoring molars that withstand high chewing forces to their use in the aesthetic zone, depending on their specific properties.