Traditional
Titanium
- Decades of clinical history
- Extremely strong
- Excellent long-term survival
- Widest range of implant designs
Zirconia Dental Implants
A metal-free implant option.
A ceramic, tooth-coloured alternative to traditional titanium implants, placed with the same 3D planning and guided precision as every implant in our practice.
Meet your implant dentist
Placed by a dentist who plans every case in 3D.
Dr. Mitchell has built his implant practice around conebeam 3D imaging, digital planning and guided surgery, and he places SDS zirconia implants for patients who want a metal-free option. Every zirconia case starts with the same question as every titanium case: what will give this patient the most predictable, natural result?
That means an honest conversation about both materials, a plan you can see on screen before treatment, and a surgical visit that follows that plan precisely.
Learn more about Dr. MitchellTwo materials
Titanium and zirconia, side by side.
Both are excellent ways to replace a missing tooth. Neither is universally better. The right choice depends on where the tooth is, the condition of your bone and gum tissue, and your own preferences.
Metal-free
Zirconia
- Ceramic, metal-free
- Tooth-colored, so nothing grey shows at the gum line
- Excellent biocompatibility
- Increasingly strong clinical evidence
- An attractive option for selected patients
Dr. Mitchell places both. If titanium is the better choice for your case, that is what he will recommend.
Who zirconia suits
When a ceramic implant makes sense.
These are the situations where Dr. Mitchell most often discusses zirconia. Your imaging decides the rest.
Patients who prefer metal-free care
Some patients simply want no metal in the mouth. Zirconia offers a ceramic path to the same result: a fixed, natural-feeling tooth.
Thin or receding gum tissue
Where tissue is thin, the grey of a titanium implant can show through over time. A white ceramic implant stays invisible.
Front teeth and the smile zone
In the esthetic zone the colour of what sits beneath the gum matters, which is where tooth-coloured zirconia earns its place.
Known metal sensitivities
For patients with a history of metal sensitivity, a ceramic implant removes that question from the equation.
How it works
Planned in 3D, placed to the plan.
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Consultation and 3D imaging
A cone-beam X-ray gives Dr. Mitchell a three-dimensional picture of your bone and surrounding teeth, and the conversation starts with whether zirconia or titanium suits you best.
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Digital planning
The implant position is planned on screen before anything happens in the chair, so the surgical visit follows a blueprint rather than a guess.
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Guided placement
A 3D-printed surgical guide keeps placement true to the plan. Where the case allows, the implant can be placed at the time of extraction.
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Healing and restoration
Once the implant has integrated with the bone, a ceramic crown completes the tooth, matched to the shade of your natural teeth.
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