No different than the vast leaps we've seen of late in the quality of 3D printing resins, Nanoceramics and high strength polymers are the latest innovations in dental materials technology.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of zirconia and, of course, titanium- for lots of reasons, but as an industry we totally wrote off nanoceramics and other composite based milling materials a long time ago.
Treating them like the Cousin Eddie of substrates (amusing, annoying, never taken seriously) is a mistake that I'm not making any more.
Once you master printing and have a reliable mill/burr system that works well with your nanoceramic of choice, you're able to select materials on different basis. Why? Because I'm a realist, so I don't expect perfection- every material has a downside. I want it to be harmonious with any existing dentition, to look good and not to break. I'm not going for "survive nuclear fallout" strength. And I don't want to fire every dang thing that comes out of my lab.
Not to mention, EZ Scanbody+Abutment plus a high strength printed denture is an All on X combo that can. not. be. beat- in terms of easiness and time.
What I'll do over the course of this year is periodically try materials in these categories and review them (anecdotally). I will try to break them. I will invest as little time as possible to yield an esthetic outcome. I will show you pics.
Join me!
