{"id":205,"date":"2026-04-16T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/?p=205"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:50:14","slug":"which-dental-implant-material-is-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"Titanium<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

If you\u2019re considering replacing missing teeth with durable, lifelike dental implants<\/a>, you might be wondering exactly which type you should choose. After all, these permanent, natural-looking restorations come in a variety of options that can be completely customized to your smile. Here\u2019s a closer look at the different materials used to make dental implants, titanium and zirconia, and which one could be right for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Are Dental Implants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It used to be that if you wanted to replace missing permanent teeth, you had to choose from a few temporary fixes like dental bridges and dentures. But unfortunately, while these options do a good job filling in the gaps in the arches, they still leave a lot to be desired. Namely, that they can come out, eventually need to be replaced, and don\u2019t provide important jawbone stimulation or restored biteforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter dental implants. These permanent prosthetics surgically attach to the jawbone and fuse in place for a lifetime. Not only do they stimulate the jawbone, but they also completely restore the biteforce so you can once again enjoy all the healthy, delicious foods you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Titanium vs. Zirconia: Which is Best for Me?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dental implants are comprised of three important parts: the implant, the abutment, and the tooth (or teeth). These are generally available in three forms, either a crown (single tooth), bridge (several teeth) or a denture (an entire arch of teeth). The dental implant itself is surgically attached to the jawbone via a process called osseointegration. Once fused in place, an abutment connects the tooth to the implant, completing your smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the teeth are typically made of durable and lifelike porcelain, the implant and abutments are available in two main forms: either titanium or zirconia. Titanium is used most often due to its durability, light weight, and ability to fuse successfully with the bone. For patients with metal sensitivity, however, zirconia is a ceramic implant that offers a safe, durable alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the Call: How to Permanently Restore Your Smile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While you may have your heart set on a particular material, the best way to determine which one is right for you is to visit your dentist for a consultation. There, you can discuss your goals, your medical history, and budget. Typically, most patients will be recommended to have a titanium implant, however in some cases a zirconia may be best. This is often the case if you have metal allergies or sensitivities. Zirconia is also white instead of silver and can be more expensive. Your dentist can discuss the pros and cons of each option to help you make your choice when you\u2019re ready to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are ready to learn more about dental implants, including which materials are the best option for bringing back your healthy, beautiful smile, schedule a consultation with your dentist today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Dr. Lopez<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jay Lopez<\/a> earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona and his Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Science Center School of Dentistry. He is a leader in all forms of dentistry, with a keen interest in treatments like Invisalign, oral surgery, cosmetic dentistry and of course, dental implants. If you\u2019re ready to restore your beautiful smile, let us help you make one of the best choices you\u2019ll ever make. Schedule a consultation for dental implants today by visiting our website<\/a> or calling 520-886-8090.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re considering replacing missing teeth with durable, lifelike dental implants, you might be wondering exactly which type you should choose. After all, these permanent, natural-looking restorations come in a variety of options that can be completely customized to your smile. Here\u2019s a closer look at the different materials used to make dental implants, titanium […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nMouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best? | Dr. Jay Lopez<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering which dental implant material is best for your smile? Here\u2019s a closer look at your options, and how to make that important decision.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best? | Dr. Jay Lopez\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Wondering which dental implant material is best for your smile? Here\u2019s a closer look at your options, and how to make that important decision.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_340346317.jpg\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"tntadmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d13b20ea40f9f1080b69017b8badc787\"},\"headline\":\"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best?\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-16T13:37:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-04T13:50:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":579,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/AdobeStock_340346317-1024x683.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best? | Dr. Jay Lopez\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/AdobeStock_340346317-1024x683.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-16T13:37:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-04T13:50:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d13b20ea40f9f1080b69017b8badc787\"},\"description\":\"Wondering which dental implant material is best for your smile? Here\u2019s a closer look at your options, and how to make that important decision.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/AdobeStock_340346317.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/AdobeStock_340346317.jpg\",\"width\":1135,\"height\":757},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Jay R. Lopez, DDS, PC Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentistryintucson.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d13b20ea40f9f1080b69017b8badc787\",\"name\":\"tntadmin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best? | Dr. Jay Lopez","description":"Wondering which dental implant material is best for your smile? Here\u2019s a closer look at your options, and how to make that important decision.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best? | Dr. Jay Lopez","twitter_description":"Wondering which dental implant material is best for your smile? Here\u2019s a closer look at your options, and how to make that important decision.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_340346317.jpg","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/"},"author":{"name":"tntadmin","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d13b20ea40f9f1080b69017b8badc787"},"headline":"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best?","datePublished":"2026-04-16T13:37:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-04T13:50:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/"},"wordCount":579,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_340346317-1024x683.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/","name":"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best? | Dr. Jay Lopez","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_340346317-1024x683.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-16T13:37:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-04T13:50:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d13b20ea40f9f1080b69017b8badc787"},"description":"Wondering which dental implant material is best for your smile? Here\u2019s a closer look at your options, and how to make that important decision.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_340346317.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_340346317.jpg","width":1135,"height":757},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/which-dental-implant-material-is-best\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mouth Matters: Which Dental Implant Material is Best?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/","name":"Jay R. Lopez, DDS, PC Blog","description":"","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d13b20ea40f9f1080b69017b8badc787","name":"tntadmin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions\/208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentistryintucson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}