Zirconium Oxide

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (USA)

• “Commercial nano-sized zirconium oxide…for dental applications including fillings and prosthetic devices.”
• “Nano-sized zirconium oxide is ideal for dental applications because of its strength and transparency to light, but it is opaque to x-rays, making it an excellent material for UV-cured dental fillings.”
• Commercially available since September 2003

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