Full Mouth Zirconia
Implants
Most full mouth reconstruction cases in the USA involve metal dental implants. At Natural Dentistry, Dr. May is one of the very few specialists in the country offering full mouth reconstruction with zirconia dental implants.
Full Mouth All on 6 Ceramic Implants - Zirconia Dental Implants Full Mouth
Once a patient has determined that full mouth reconstruction with All on X Dental Implants is a viable and necessary procedure, what choice does a patient have in terms of dental materials? What if the patient has autoimmune disorders? Or if the patient is sensitive to metals? What if the patient is highly reactive to chemicals and foreign materials? What if the patient has a history of Oncology, CIRS, Lyme, Hashimotos, Mold Sensitivity, PEFM sensitivity?
In choosing a dentist for such a large undertaking, what dentist have you met that will actually give you DENTAL MATERIAL CHOICE? Virtually None. But now you’ve found Dr. Yuriy May in the USA – who has done full mouth double and single arch All on 6 on titanium and All on 4 All on 6 All on 8 Dental Implants in zirconia dental implants, as in 100% metal-free. In the last few years has become an internally renowned expert in offering this same solution with metal-free zirconia implants. That means, at Natural Dentistry Center, located right outside of New York City and close to Boston, we perform 100% of our full mouth reconstruction All on X surgeries METAL-FREE with zirconia implants and full zirconia beautiful teeth.
Understanding the All on 4/6/8+ Implant-Supported Bridge vs Traditional Removal Denture
- Are All on 4 All on 6 All on 8 (and more per arch) Dental Implants possible on Metal-Free Ceramic Implants? – YES
- Is DOUBLE Arch Full Mouth reconstruction on metal-free ceramic implants possible? – YES
- Can chronically ill and metal-allergic and patients with autoimmune dysregulation get safe mouth reconstruction safely? – YES
All On X Implants: Titanium Implants vs Zirconia Implants? Dental material choice for the full mouth.
However, patients all over the globe don’t have many choices like they do when they consider single-tooth implants, which allow a much wider diversity of zirconia dental implants to be chosen over titanium alloy dental implants.
Over 3 new brands were introduced by the FDA in the USA between 2018-2020 and now Dr. May has the ability to place SDS, Zeramax, Z-Systems, Ceraroot, Zibone, Straumann Pure, and Nobel Pearl Zirconia metal-free implants.
But the popularity of biocompatible dental implants has significantly increased across USA and Europe with 3 new ceramic implant manufacturers receiving FDA approvals between 2018 and 2020, allowing more zirconia implant tools for experts like Dr. May to take on more challenging cases and more options and accessibility for ceramic implant patients.
Finding the Right Full-Mouth Zirconia Implant Dentist
Dr. May is one of the few dentists in the country (USA) offering Full Arch Zirconia Implant Restorations, from 4 to 12 zirconia implants on a single arch. Technically, one would call that “Ceramic All on 4 Implants” and can substitute any number of zirconia implants on the full arch all the way to “Zirconia All on 10 Metal-Free Full-Arch Implants.” And the answer is, the entire surgery, every single implant component and the final prosthetic is 100% METAL FREE! In fact, Natural Dentistry is one of the only USA-based biological dentists that perform the All-In-One Biological Surgery Concept.
The All-In-One Biological Surgery Concept means ALL surgery (extractions, sinus lifts, PRF grafting, ozone, alveoplasty, zirconia implant placement and a full temporary prosthetic is done in a single surgery in a single day) and temporary restorative work is done between 4-6 hours in a single day and a single surgery. By many accounts, patients flying into Natural Dentistry for this life-changing surgery and full mouth ceramic rehabilitation do so as Dr. Yuriy May is considered the best not only for his protocols and surgical experience but due to his most esthetic results. The cases performed in our USA office are everything from highly predictable to extraordinarily challenging, often involving all teeth being removed and replaced with zirconia dental implants but in some cases, based on patient desire and clinical specifics, mixed dentition (which means savings some natural teeth).
What is the All-In-Once Dental Concept as it applies in dental surgery and biological dentistry?
The All-In-One-Dental Concept is performing only ONE single surgery for a patient to complete all extractions, infection removal, tissue and bone grafting, all jaw bone recontouring and immediate implant placement with immediate temporary teeth.
Almost ALL of Natural Dentistry’s patients choose this approach to biological dental surgery for several reasons including minimizing risks and complications, reduce time to restoration and achieve more predictable results.
Many of our traveling patients from California, Texas, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, you-name-the-state _____ patients have an additional reason to appreciate and seek out Dr. May for the Zirconia Dental Implants Surgery All-In-One-Dental Approach as it is naturally optimized for the logistics of traveling from out of state. While not always the case, many times the All-In-One-Ceramic Implant Surgeries avoid sinus lifts as the sinus lift procedures typically add an additional risk level and a higher degree of complications post-surgically and Dr. May has exclusively developed ceramic implant surgical techniques and immediate zirconia implant placement techniques to avoid sinus lifts.
Zirconia Implants for Full Mouth in USA or Switzerland?
The choices for seeing the top experts in the industry are either Dr. Yuriy May in Connecticut USA or Dr. Ulrich Volz SDS Dental Clinic in Switzerland. The main differences are, apart from choosing USA vs Switzerland, is unlike the SDS clinic, all of Natural Dentistry’s surgeries and restorations are performed by the one and only Dr. May while at Switzerland they have a team of restorative dentists, surgeons, and lab technicians who will be working on the patient during their stay.
While we can coordinate with Dr. Volz and the SDS clinic on cases, since all of our cases are done in a single surgery in a single day, we often only coordinate finishing unfinished cases for zirconia implant restorations for patients that didn’t have crowns/full prosthetics completed at SDS.
On occasion, we remake crowns and prosthetics for purely aesthetic reasons if the patient desires a more USA-oriented smile design.
Since both Natural Dentistry Center and SDS follow the “all in one” protocol which condenses the surgeries into one single surgery or procedure, there are not a lot of patients with partially finished surgical work (as opposed to restorative work) that either need additional surgery at our USA office or that need surgery after seeing Dr. May to be completed in Switzerland. We very much respect SDS Switzerland’s clinical work and recommend that as the only other safe and predictable option other than Natural Dentistry Center in the USA for your full mouth metal-free reconstruction with zirconia dental implants.
What is the Main Difference Between Titanium “All on 6” Full Arch Implants and Zirconia Ceramic “All on 6” Dental Implants?
What this means is zirconia implants in a full arch must be placed perfectly “parallel” otherwise the restorative aspects will be extremely difficult and increase the likelihood of failure and zirconia bridge breakage (in addition to implant failure long term). This is the reason why titanium implant oral surgeons, periodontists and dentists who may find a way to do an “easy” All On 4 Dental Implant case with titanium CANNOT do the same with ceramic implants. A full arch with zirconia dental implants requires a lot more skill with every day placing ceramic dental implants AND requires experience with All on 4 All on 6 cases from surgery and restorative perspectives. Putting those together, you have a unique combination of Natural Dentistry Center which has become the authoritative expert, leader and biological surgery center in the USA.
Titanium All on 4 All on 6 Surgery Techniques, Placement and Options
Understanding that Titanium implants, which have been used by surgeons and skilled dentists for full mouth reconstruction and implant-supported prosthetics for decades, are made by over 50 implant manufacturers and come in all shapes, sizes, and connections, and have what is known as “custom abutments” which allow the titanium implants to be far more forgiving in the hands of a surgeon or skilled full mouth reconstruction dentists. Titanium dental implants are 99.9% placed as 2-piece implants – which means a small and tolerable mistake in location and angle of Titanium Implant placement can easily be fixed with a custom titanium abutment, which will even out the missed angle or the slightly skewed placement. In addition, surgeons and implant dentists are ONLY trained to place titanium implants and so it is the most mainstream and accessible solution for full mouth reconstruction and all-on X implants for most individuals that require and/or seek this treatment choice. Now that we’ve covered titanium implant advantages being 1) they are mass-produced by over 50 manufacturers and have unlimited variations to their technical lineups and product selection 2) they have the ability to have custom abutments made to make the case easier to restore or to fix any less than perfect implant placement, offering a forgiving solution to conventional surgeons and implant dentists 3) which allows them to be used as angled implants (angled means not parallel in the mouth) since the custom abutments can be angled in a reverse direction to achieve the appropriate angulation with which to attach a prosthetic. Sounds a little complicated? Well, it should – you’re not a dentist, are you? Once you finish reading this page, we will provide you with a form to fill out and guidance on how to get in touch with us to make an appointment and get more information, or schedule or 2nd or 3rd (or 4th) opinion with us.
Ceramic Implant All on 4 All on 6 Surgery Techniques, Placement and Restorative Options
Next, moving on to zirconia implants, which are placed by ONLY the highest skilled dental implant experts and a few oral surgeons who have been trained to place zirconia dental implants. While zirconia implants have been approved in the USA by the FDA since 2007 and have over 20 years of research, there are still limited manufacturers and limited brands distributing these implants. All of the FDA-available brands in the USA are utilized by Dr. Yuriy May, and very few other ceramic implant knowledgeable dentists use ALL brands the way Dr. May does at Natural Dentistry Center. The zirconia implant brands available in the USA and used at Natural Dentistry include SDS, Z-Systems, Ceraroot, Zeramax, Straumann Pure, Nobel Pearl, TAV Dental, and Zibone. It’s important to understand that while zirconia dental implants are VERY strong, they have less flexural give than a metal alloy implant. This limits the ceramic implants to being manufactured with very little angulation and 95% of zirconia dental implants are made completely straight.
Dr. Yuriy May: Full Mouth Metal Free Implant Reconstruction Dentist in the USA
Dr. May has trained with Dr. Volz of Switzerland and adopted the All-In-One technique that allows him to complete full mouth metal-free implant cases and full arch implants 100% metal free. This is a highly specialized skill that few oral surgeons or dentists possess.
Dr. May continued developing techniques until he was able to perform full-mouth zirconia implant treatment for patients who were intolerant to titanium implants and other alloys.
Often the term “Full Mouth Reconstruction” in the context of implants is referred to as “All on X” with X being the number of dental implants placed into a single arch. All on X refers to the number of dental implants placed in the jaw after the removal of all teeth. In most cases, All on X Implant surgeries are some of the most complex dental surgeries, mostly performed with metal implants. It is likely that 99% of the cases undertaken by dentists and surgeons in the USA and internationally are performed with titanium (metal alloy) dental implants. For those patients who need full-mouth dental metal-free implants, there were few options in the USA until Dr. May started performing full-mouth zirconia implant cases after opening Natural Dentistry.
As of 2023, Dr. May has placed different combinations of full-mouth zirconia implants ranging from All-on-5 Implants to All-on-10 Implants – all cases being 100% metal-free and only using ceramic dental implants.
The challenge of full mouth reconstruction, regardless of implant material risk, is always present in both clinical terms, surgical complications, and of course the financial burdens taken on by the patient. However, titanium dental implants used for All on 4 Implant cases also carry the risk of hypersensitivity, allergic reactions, and peri-implantitis, known as “material risk” as an additional challenge.
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& Transformative Dentistry
Many of our patients fly in from all over the world. We have perfected the “fly-in patient” protocol, making it possible for anyone to receive the world-class treatment at Natural Dentistry. Fly-in alone or with loved ones. Our team will walk you through every step of the way to make sure you have a transformative experience and you return home healthier.
About Dr. Yuriy May
Widely sought after for his precision and leadership in biological oral surgery and zirconia implantology, Dr. Yuriy May is recognized as an accomplished leader in metal-free, biologically driven dentistry. With over 12 years of clinical experience, his work is defined by uncompromising standards, refined surgical execution, and outcomes that support both oral and systemic health.
Dr. May holds advanced certifications and training in zirconia implantology from programs ranging from IAOCI and Tufts University, is Board Certified as a Naturopathic Dentist by the ANMCB, and is a distinguished Ceramic Implant Ambassador for SDS—an honor reserved for clinicians shaping the future of ceramic implant science.
A respected educator and international lecturer, Dr. May has presented extraordinary ceramic implant cases to dentists worldwide, including the JCCI in Switzerland, and has served as an instructor in the Ceramic Implant Program at ACIMD. He lectures nationally, publishes complex metal-free surgical cases, and serves as a Board Member of the IAOCI (International Academy of Oral Ceramic Implantology). Dr. May has recently become an Associate Fellow of the AAID (American Academy of Implant Dentistry), one of the few focusing solely on zirconia dental implants, and has been and an Accredited S.M.A.R.T. Certified member of the IAOMT for many years. He is also a Certified Biological Dentist with the IABDM, reflecting his commitment to removing root canal infections and to mercury-safe, evidence-based biological protocols.
Dr. May’s reputation, results, and excellence in ceramic implant dentistry have made him a destination provider for patients and referring clinicians seeking the highest level of ceramic implant surgery and biological dental care.
DMD, IBDM, AIAOMT, CIABDM
Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry
ANMCB Board Certified Naturopathic Dentist