Crowns made from Tera Harz TC-80DP material can be used to fuse with a tooth and subsequently replace it, like, for example, bone substitutes made from hydroxyapatite, or can such crowns only be put on teeth (like mouthguards) and they do not fuse with teeth? Please explain and provide links to sources. Thank you!
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specific information or sources regarding the use of Tera Harz TC-80DP material for dental crowns or its ability to fuse with teeth. It's possible that this material may not be commonly used or well-documented in the dental field.
Typically, dental crowns are designed to fit over existing teeth or dental implants and are not intended to fuse with the natural tooth structure. They are used to restore the shape, function, and aesthetics of damaged or missing teeth. Dental crowns are usually fabricated from materials such as metal alloys, porcelain, zirconia, or composite resin.
Bone substitutes made from hydroxyapatite are used in a different context, primarily for bone grafting procedures or as a scaffold for bone regeneration in oral and maxillofacial surgery. These materials are intended to promote bone healing and integration rather than to replace teeth directly.
To obtain accurate and reliable information about specific dental materials and their applications, I would recommend consulting with a qualified dentist or prosthodontist who can provide you with the most up-to-date knowledge and guidance. They will be able to evaluate your specific case and provide appropriate treatment recommendations.
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Current crown materials are bonded to tooth by dental cement, a specific polymer made for this purpose.
Regarding tooth histology it would be nearly impossible to force true fusion between denting (inner tooth structure) and any foreign material.
1) Tooth enamel has no cells - meaning it won't bind to any material on it's own accord
2) Second layer - dentin - also mainly consists of 70 inorganic matrix and with only the cell extensions not the body of the cell remaining in the tissue. Dentin cells from a thin layer under the hard tissue body of dentin and are located in the pulp chamber.
3) fusion with bone is easier to achieve as bone has a lot more cells within it's structure both in periosteum and with bone
4) for a fusion with dentin to occur you would need to achieve an extremely tight seal where no bacterial penetration can occur and somehow stimulate the dentin cells to produce further hidroxiapatite precipitation but that also means that your crown would have to be coated with some sort of organic matrix were these salts can be deposited.
5)Additional formation of dentin happens really slow therefore the structure would most likely be penetrated by bacteria leading to inflammation leading to catastrophic failure
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