04/10/2026
Let’s go with ceramic posts
If you lose a tooth, the standard is to put a Titanium screw in. We're told it's "biocompatible". And for most, it works mechanically well. But biologically, there are two invisible problems: Oral Galvanism (Battery Effect): Your mouth is a wet and salty environment (saliva). If you have a titanium implant and, say, an amalgam paste (mercury) or a gold crown on another tooth, you just created a battery. Two different metals in one electrolyte generate an actual electrical current. This microcurrent can irritate the trigeminal nervous system and cause unexplained headaches or chronic fatigue. Corrosion and Particles: Recent studies have found titanium nanoparticles migrating from the implant to nearby lymph nodes and surrounding tissues. Although titanium is not highly toxic, the body can react to these particles with a silent chronic inflammation (periimplantitis), which is sometimes mistaken for autoimmune diseases. The solution to the future (and the present) is Zirconia (Zirconium Oxide). It's ceramic, not metal.
