A dentist based in San Diego, California, Dr. Azadeh Khajavi centers her private practice on dental implants and full mouth reconstruction. Serving both the Rosarito Beach and Baja, California, communities, Dr. Azadeh ”Amy” Khajavi leads the only dental office in Mexico to offer implants that are not composed of metal.

1. Zirconia Implants vs.
Titanium Implants
Azadeh Khajavi

2. Introduction
• A dentist based in San Diego, California, Dr. Azadeh Khajavi centers her private
practice on dental implants and full mouth reconstruction. Serving both the
Rosarito Beach and Baja, California, communities, Dr. Azadeh ”Amy” Khajavi
leads the only dental office in Mexico to offer implants that are not composed
of metal.
Although clinical evidence drawing a link between standard titanium oral
implants and cancer were inconclusive, reports suggest that titanium implants
have induced nonspecific immunomodulation and autoimmunity in patients.
Extremely rare cellular sensitization through allergic reaction has also occurred.
With that said, the primary reason to avoid metal implants is aesthetic in nature.
Due to titanium’s dark gray color, it is often visible through the thin mucosa that
surrounds it. When compared to titanium, bright white zirconia makes for a far
more visually pleasing implant. Studies have also shown that zirconia implants
are more resilient than titanium implants. Results published in the December
2016 issue of BioMed Research International showed that the overall combined
survival rate for zirconia mandibular and femur implants was more than 5
percent higher than the overall combined survival rate of titanium mandibular
and femur implants.