{"id":3362,"date":"2017-04-24T17:40:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T00:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2022-03-18T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T19:49:21","slug":"metal-allergies-want-dental-implant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/metal-allergies-want-dental-implant\/","title":{"rendered":"I have metal allergies and want a dental implant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Dr. Hall,<\/p>\n<p>I completely love your web site and enjoy reading so much of the wisdom you pass on to worried people.<\/p>\n<p>I am in the UK and want to ask your opinion. I am 61 so an old bird now however, I have always tried to look after my teeth. Over the past few years I have lost the teeth at the farthest back on both sides. I would love to think that if I managed to get a nest egg, I could have implants to make my teeth whole again. However, I have the severest metal allergy I think possibly doctors have ever encountered. I am proven allergic to nickel, cobalt, and a flutter to mercury. I cannot wear jeans, sandals with buckles and have to avoid all clothing with any form of metalised thread or adornments. Therefore, I know that implants may be a problem. Can you please advise me is there anything on the market whereby posts are made of some material which is not metal based. If there was I could perhaps start saving for my two implants and when I am really old, not fly into a panic when I lose a front tooth. I would be so grateful for your advice. Sorry to have gone on. <\/p>\n<p>Hugely grateful.<br \/>\nJane from Essex, UK<\/p>\n<p>(see Dr. Hall&#8217;s answer below.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-left-column\">\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- MyNewSmile sidebar tall --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 600px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\" data-ad-slot=\"6363395985\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-right-column\">\n<p>Jane,<br \/>\nYes, there is a good solution for you. You actually have a couple of choices.<\/p>\n<p>First, nickel allergies are not all that uncommon, and many people have problems with cobalt. That shouldn&#8217;t scare you away from a titanium dental implant. I advise avoiding nickel in particular in any dental restorations or appliances because there are so many people with sensitivities to it. When you say you have a &#8220;flutter to mercury,&#8221; I&#8217;m not sure what that means, but it shouldn&#8217;t be an issue with dental implants because practically all of them are pure titanium and titanium is an extremely biocompatible material. If you&#8217;re uneasy about it, it shouldn&#8217;t be difficult to get an allergist to test you for titanium allergy.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t assume that because you are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/tag\/dental-metal-allergy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allergic to some metals<\/a>, even if those allergies are severe, that you can&#8217;t have any contact with metals. After all, there are metals known as minerals that are essential to our diet&#8211;iron, zinc, and calcium are all metals.<\/p>\n<p>But if you&#8217;re even uneasy about titanium, there are dental implants that are made out of zirconia, a super-strong ceramic. This is the only metal-free dental implant I&#8217;m aware of. It might take some work to find a dentist who will place zirconia implants, but there are some.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment or a question or anything else to add? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Enter your comment below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: currentColor; width: 450px; height: 80px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsmile.com&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/askdr.htm\">ask Dr. Hall<\/a> a question of your own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Dr. Hall, I completely love your web site and enjoy reading so much of the wisdom you pass on to worried people. I am in the UK and want to ask your opinion. I am 61 so an old bird now however, I have always tried to look after my teeth. 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